By Aaliyah McFarlane
An emergency shelter has been set up at Grove for 42 persons following Tuesday’s river defence breach on the East Bank Demerara (EBD) which swamped homes, inflicting severe losses and leaving residents pressing for compensation.
The Civil Defence Commission (CDC) yesterday said in response to the Sea Dam Breach in the Diamond/Grove Village, EBD, which occurred around 4.55 om on Tuesday it coordinated and established an emergency shelter for the affected residents at Grove Seventh-Day Adventist Church, Lot 123 Grove Village.