-some residents flooded
The spring tide yesterday afternoon swept aside the Abary sluice door in West Berbice causing flooding of some homes and stop logs were to be placed last evening after the tide receded.
Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha during a visit to the area told residents of Catherine, Calcutta and Abary, Region Five who were affected by flooding that an assessment will be done to determine their losses and cleaning supplies and other inputs and foodstuff will be distributed today.
Mustapha was accompanied by a team of officials. According to a video posted on the Ministryโs Facebook page, the minister said that one of the homes had around two feet of water. Some residents noted that their livestock, appliances and cash crops were affected.
