The residents of the Three Friends and Maria Elizabeth communities in Region Ten have gained some measure of relief from the waste water which inundated their communities following the breach of the tailings pond of the East Montgomery Mines.
“Presently the water has receded a whole lot from last night and the night before. This afternoon an excavator at the site divert the water to save the house that was getting the direct impact,” a resident of Maria Elizabeth informed.
She noted that even before the breach, the road between the two communities was covered by “river water” and explained that after the breach, areas which were usually dry became inundated to knee height.