Minister of Transport Robeson Benn yesterday cautioned residents to be on alert as the high tides that flooded several communities on the East Coast and West Bank of Demerara areas on Sunday are expected to continue until this evening.
“Based on the pattern observed over the past 24 hours, there exists a high likelihood of reoccurrence of overtopping for the remainder of the spring tide period,” Benn said yesterday even as a massive cleanup campaign was launched to remove huge amounts of garbage that had accumulated and to clear drains at the Liliendaal canal on the East Coast Demerara and canals at Uitvlugt and Den Amstel on the West Coast Demerara.
Benn explained that the spring tide commenced last Tuesday and has extended to today.
