Accident causes major sewage spill in city

An area along Waterloo Street in front of the St John’s College is flooded with sewage as a result of the damage to a nearby main yesterday.

Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) workers were up to yesterday afternoon carrying out emergency repairs to a main at the junction of Waterloo and Quamina streets that was damaged by a truck, resulting in a “significant” sewage spill.

According to GWI, the truck, belonging to a private company, damaged the main at around 11 am yesterday.

When Stabroek News visited the area, a section of Waterloo Street was flooded with sewage and motorists could be