Land of Plenty, Hampton Court hit by flooding

The Kayman Sankar Community Ground at Hampton Court remains waterlogged as a result of poor drainage in the area.
A section of Devika’s yard showing evidence of flooding.
A section of Devika’s yard showing evidence of flooding.

Poor drainage and non-functional pumps at Land of Plenty and Hampton Court, along the Essequibo Coast, have resulted in residents of the two villages enduring flooding woes.

Having already suffered losses as a result of the flooding, residents told Stabroek News that floods in the areas is nothing new.

Sattie Ramnauth, a resident of Hampton Court, blamed the flooding on poor drainage. Some residents in her area, she noted, have