Rains return, but Rupununi must now guard against water-borne diseases

Although there has been persistent rainfall over the past two weeks, the Rupununi is not out of the woods as yet, Regional Executive Officer Carl Parker said yesterday.

Rain returned to the drought-stricken Rupununi about two weeks ago, Parker stated and has shown no sign of easing off, marking the end of the second worst drought to hit the Rupununi since 1988.

He explained that the water is now flowing in the creeks and the