Unrelenting rainfall and overtopping rivers have left the business district of Eteringbang, Cuyuni-Mazaruni, Region Seven, flooded, with water levels as high as three to four feet, Regional Chairman Kenneth Williams yesterday informed.
Water levels in the border community recently began to rise affecting scores of businesses and residents.
According to Williams, the Civil Defence Commission (CDC) has been informed of the situation and has promised to deploy assistance to the village.
However, Williams explained that due to the deplorable state of the airstrip, whenever it rains aircraft are unable to land.
He said this has prevented the CDC from not arriving to conduct any assessment as the area has been experiencing continuous rainfall.
The Regional Chairman also pointed out that communities, such as Devil Hole and Kumu, are also flooded and in need of assistance.
He noted that based on the locals’ knowledge of the geography, the flooding is a result of the high levels of water in the El Dorado River in Venezuela flowing into the Cuyuni River in Guyana.
Late July the community was also reported flooding and Williams said the water accumulated during that period did not completely leave the land.
During the last flood, the CDC had worked with regional authorities to monitor the situation and dispatched relief supplies and an assessment team to Eteringbang.
Region Seven experienced severe flooding in June/July and is only now recovering. Hundreds of persons were displaced, homes flooded and livelihoods – particularly in the mining sector – disrupted.
