When it rains, it pours for city businesses

A customer outside a Regent Street store jumping to dry land from a pallet surrounded by water

When heavy rains hit, the city’s main commercial hubs along Regent Street is overwhelmed in about ten minutes, resulting in disruptions for commuters, businesses, and shoppers.

The pavements along the western end of Regent Street were submerged yesterday in flood waters, in some instances at a height of one foot. Layers of garbage were floating around and piles of it were stuck in drains along main of the central streets- King, Wellington, Camp and parallel along Robb and Charlotte—which were also submerged at certain sections.

When it rains, a walk along the densely occupied streets prove to be quite a challenge, in fact, a hassle as many would have