Persistent overnight rainfall on Sunday continued into yesterday, leaving the city and a number of villages along the East Coast Demerara under several inches of water.
A statement issued by the Office of the Prime Minister yesterday said in excess of eight inches of rainfall had been recorded in Georgetown and outlying areas over a 72-hour period. It advised that persons who are unable to occupy their homes contact the Civil Defence Commission (CDC).
The statement noted that President Bharrat Jagdeo, Minister of Local Government and Regional Development Kellawan Lall and Transport and Hydraulics Minister Robeson Benn were assessing the situation on the ground. “Our drainage system is functioning and 24 hours surveillance is
