Although remedial works are ongoing, residents of Montrose and other villages on the lower East Coast are still suffering the consequences of the unusually high spring tide which brought floods that woke them up on Thursday morning.
Many of the residents, especially along the northern perimeter of the communities, complained that some of their personal belongings were damaged beyond repair because of the flood water.
“Everybody was sleeping when the water come on Thursday morning,” said Sadhna Sharma of 207 Montrose. “The water was in the house…when we wake up the water come up,” she said, adding that some of the poultry normally kept in the yard was now seeking refuge on the veranda. Sharma said that some of the livestock had died because of the flooding.
