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