With more communities along the Cuyuni River being flooded, Regional Chairman Kenneth Williams has expressed concern about the devastation it could wreak on the region’s economy.
As of yesterday, communities such as Ekeruku and Kurutuku have accumulated high levels of water at their landings and mining camps. On Thursday, border village Eteringbang along with Devil Hole were flooded with almost six feet of water.
From pictures seen by this newspaper, boats had to be used to get to households and business entities.