Lethem residents: Move key facilities from flooded area

The Lethem Power station under water during the flood. (SN file photo)

Relocation of key facilities from flood-prone areas is a plan that should be implemented urgently, Lethem residents say.

In the wake of the biggest flooding seen in years that swept through the Region Nine (Upper Takutu/Upper Essequibo) community earlier this month, residents identified the power station, the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph (GT&T) earth station and the police station as the facilities