Region Two is not in a position to offer any help at the moment to parts of the Pomeroon which have been hit by tidal flooding, according to its Regional Executive Officer (REO).
The chairperson of the Charity/Urasara Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC) , Beatrice MIttelholzer had stated that the flooding could be eased if the canals that were clogged with vegetation were cleaned and she had made several requests at the regional level for an excavator to help with the cleaning but never received a response.
Speaking to Stabroek News yesterday, REO of Region 2 (Pomeroon/Supenaam) Rupert Hopkinson stated that persons from the region are still assessing losses and damage from the flood and they are not in a position to help. “We have not been allocated funds to be able to help in
