Residents of Den Amstel, West Coast Demerara woke up to about eight inches of floodwater in their yards yesterday after a problem with one of the pulleys on the village’s koker door prevented its closure during a pre-dawn high tide.
Although the floodwater started to recede by 7 am, more high tides were expected and residents feared a recurrence and worry about the effects on their farmlands and livestock. Residents were eventually given some relief last evening when they were told that the koker was fixed.
The Public Works Ministry had said that the highest tide during the
