Ruimveldt swamped after koker lapse

Several outside toilets (pit latrines) under water yesterday.

Negligent koker attendants were yesterday on the receiving end of bitter insults from residents of flooded sections of Riverview, Ruimveldt after they left a sluice door, leading to the Demerara River, open.

The community and parts of the roadway at neighbouring Alexander Village were under water yesterday afternoon even as Georgetown Mayor and City Council (M&CC) workers tried desperately to close the koker door. Neighbouring communities were also affected.

According to a businesswoman at Riverview, sometime after 1pm yesterday, several fishermen who operate at the