Fear of food shortage grips Canje Creek, Berbice River

Anthony Lindie

Residents of Canje Creek and the Berbice River are running out of food, after suffering heavy crop and livestock losses to severe flooding caused by excessive rainfall.

Stabroek News spoke with Idabelle Johnson of Baracara, Canje Creek on Thursday and she noted that “if the floodwaters stay on the land for about one month we won’t have anything to eat.”

They have already lost produce from their cash