With at least ten persons to be evacuated in Region Two, the Civil Defence Commission (CDC) yesterday said that two temporary shelters have been established in two of the most affected areas within the Region.
In a statement yesterday, the CDC said that the shelters were set up in Karawab and St Monica to accommodate residents who have been displaced as a result of flooding due to heavy rainfall. Accord-ing to the statements items such as cots, blankets, mosquito nets, pillows, water purification tablets, face masks and soap were dispatched on Monday to meet the immediate needs of residents who will be placed at the shelters.
“At least ten persons in the region have already been identified for evacuation. A total of 1084 households have been impacted by flood waters in Region Two,” the statement added.
Meanwhile, the flooding situation in Region Seven is more or less the same, according to Chairman Kennett Williams who told Stabroek News that he along with the Vice-Chair-woman will be heading into Middle Mazaruni to conduct assessments of the affected villages and provide some support and relief to the affected families.
He said, dozens of hampers containing relief items were sent across the region on Monday. He noted that the assessment will ensure that a more permanent solution will be provided as soon as floodwaters recede. “This is not the worst of the flooding, the worst is when the water recedes,” he said.
Regional Democratic Councils in the hinterland regions have recently begun assessments of the various communities that have been affected by flooding.
Multiple communities across the country are currently inundated as result of torrential rainfall and the overtopping of rivers and creeks, leaving some already remote areas even more isolated. The situation has displaced persons living along the riverbanks, who have been forced to relocate to temporary shelters or stay at their neighbours or friends, leaving behind their possessions to be claimed by floodwater.
Initial assessments done by the CDC revealed that over 6,000 persons have been affected countrywide. The president yesterday said that the CDC has categorized the countrywide-flooding as a level 2 disaster.
