NDIA still to repair damaged properties after Wismar erosion

Two Linden families are lamenting that it has been more than four months since they have been running behind government officials to have their fences, yards and surroundings repaired after they were damaged by erosion.

On October 21, a shower of heavy rain sent hundreds of gallons of water rushing through Canvas City, Wismar, having failed to escape through the heavily silted culvert; instead, the water ripped away at fences and caused serious erosion in two yards.

Nichola Higgins, a member of one of the two affected families, told Stabroek News that they have been making contact with the authorities every week since the incident and to