Intermittent rain over the weekend resulted in flash flooding throughout most of the country and, with more rain forecast until Friday, inundated East Coast and Georgetown residents fear worst days are ahead.
At a hastily called press briefing yesterday, Agriculture Minister Robert Persaud said his ministry is in “acute emergency mode” and “teams are out in the regions visiting areas” affected by flash flooding. Persaud said the average rainfall since Thursday has been 2.6 inches. However, it was De Kinderen backdam in Region Three which had the highest recorded amount of rainfall at 8.9 inches. According to Persaud,
