While the seasonal rains are predicted to continue for a while longer, the Civil Defence Commission (CDC) on Friday reported that flood waters have “significantly” receded in several affected communities around the country.
This development has allowed several residents who were being housed at shelters across the country, to begin returning to their homes.
In an update issued on Friday, the CDC said water has receded from most of the coastal regions including regions One, Two, Three, and Four, with no new reports of flooding. However regional officials in each of these regions will continue to monitor the situation.
Water has also significantly decreased in regions Seven and Eight, where most communities are in a safe state. However there still remains significant flooding in regions Five, Six, and Ten and although some areas in Region Nine have improved, there are some new reports of rising levels in the river.
All of the persons who were being housed at the Tabatinga shelter in Region Nine (Upper Takutu/Upper Essequibo) have returned home, while 69 persons in Region 10 (Upper Demerara-Berbice) have also returned to their homes. As of Friday, the CDC said there were 184 persons staying in shelters in regions Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam), Five (Mahaica-Berbice) and Ten. This is a marked reduction from the some 257 persons who were being housed in 12 shelters as of July 2.
According to the CDC, of those remaining in the shelters, 30 persons are at the Barama Building in Karawab, Region Two, seven are at the Mortice Primary HM Building in Region Five, with 147 persons in various shelters across Region Ten. There are a total of 91 females and 93 males in those shelters.
The following is a breakdown of conditions in each region as recorded by the CDC:
Region One – Water levels have receded in riverine communities and have dropped to normal levels in the Barama River.
Region Two – Flood waters have receded in all previously affected communities including those on the coast and in the Pomeroon River.
Region Three – Flood waters have receded from communities previously affected. There have been no new reports of flooding and the regional officials continue to monitor the region.
Region Four – There have been no new reports of flooding and the regional officials continue to monitor the situation.
Region Five – At the Mahaica Creek area, flood waters have further receded by about two inches, with water having receded from the residential area of Little Biaboo. However there still remains approximately16 inches of flood water in Big Biaboo. In the Mahaicony Creek area, the communities of Hyde Park, Esau & Jacob, Mora Point, Water Dog Creek, Karamat, Pine Ground, and Governors Light, remain inundated with about seven inches of water. In the community of Wash Clothes, water has further receded by one inch with approximately 31 inches of flood water remaining. At Gordon Table, flood water levels increased by two inches as a result of heavy rainfall and is now at approximately 14 inches.
The entire communities of Burma Housing Scheme and Lower Moraikobai Village remain flooded.
At Abary Creek, water has dropped by a further two inches. The entire community nonetheless remains affected with approximately 9 inches of water still on the land.
Region Six – As a result of heavy rainfall over the past 48 hours, some homes in low lying areas, yards and roads are flooded with about 10 inches of flood water across communities from Village #35 to Epson. Sluices and kokers are operable and the water is slowly receding, with noticeable decreases in the communities of Yakusari, Joanna, Mibicuri and Le Bolden in the Black Bush Polder District.
Region Seven – Water levels have receded by approximately 15 feet in the Kamarang and Mazaruni Rivers and these areas remain safe.
Region Eight – Flood water has receded from El Paso to the left side of the Potaro River.
Region Nine – As a result of rising levels in the river, water levels in the South Pakaraimas and Deep South Rupununi are rising once again covering roads and bridges. However, water levels North Rupununi, Central Rupununi and South Central Rupununi continue to rapidly recede.
Region Ten
Officials from the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) and Regional Democratic Council (RDC) have carried out a number of assessments and it has been observed that water has receded in Landersville, Three Friends Mines, Coomacka, Sand Hills, Riverview, Muritaro, Dalawala, Speightland, and Develdt.
At Malali, the flood water has decreased by approximately 10 feet. In Hururu, flood waters have decreased further by a few inches, while at Rockstone, the flood waters have also receded but water remains high in the creek.
Flood water levels continue to slowly recede at Maria Elizabeth, Great Falls and Old Kara Kara, however the water level at Kwakwani remains between two to seven feet high, the release added.
