A team from the Ministry of Agriculture headed to Region Ten on Thursday to investigate the four days of flooding in several communities which caused a mudslide at Blueberry Hill and other damage.
According to a Government Information Agency (GINA) press release heavy rainfall in the region also affected the sources of creeks and caused rivers to overtop their banks. A team, comprising Minister Robert Persaud, Region Ten Chairman Mortimer Mingo, CEO at the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) Lionel Wordsworth and other technical personnel visited Linden, Kara Kara, Blueberry Hill and West Watooka. It was observed that the region’s drainage and irrigation system, which falls under the purview of the Mayor and Town Council of Linden, needs enhancing. However, the NDIA intervened in the crisis to provide relief to affected persons particularly farmers who suffered loss of crops and livestock.
