Carelessness leaves Craig families in river flood

An excavator which was undertaking works prior to yesterday’s breach in the sea defence at Craig, parked on a vacant house lot made available by residents for works to be effected to the sea-defence.

Blame was laid against employees attached to a construction firm currently working on a section of the sea-defence aback of Craig village on the East Bank of Demerara yesterday afternoon after water swamped several yards in the area.

And residents of the community were last evening preparing for the worst as a spring tide which is currently in effect