As floodwaters continue to recede in Kwakwani and surrounding communities in Region Ten, regional health authorities are monitoring for water-borne diseases, Regional Chairman Deron Adams reported yesterday.
The chairman informed that medical teams have been dispatched to flood-hit communities to monitor and evaluate the situation on the ground.
“We are seeing a lot of dead rodents now as the water is dropping. So we are monitoring for water-borne diseases and cautioning residents in their movement,” he stated.