East Coast floodwaters begin to recede

Residents in several villages along the Lower East Coast of Demerara (ECD) began to mop up their homes yesterday as floodwaters gradually receded.

During a visit to several villages yesterday afternoon, persons living at Better Hope, Montrose, Felicity, Mon Repos, La Bonne Intention (LBI) and at Dazzell Housing Scheme, along the railway line embankment, told this newspaper that the water level within their flooded yards