City stunned by flash flood

A flooded house in Victoria Street, Albouystown last evening.

Incessant rain, which began in the wee hours of yesterday, left most of the city under several inches of water, closing schools, shuttering businesses and causing millions of dollars in damage.

In Albouystown, one of the worst affected areas, residents were livid, stating that the magnitude of the flooding could have been prevented had the drains been cleaned on a regular basis.

“They don’t clean the drains so now yuh see what happen? One day of rain and this