Freak storm flattens Swan houses

Herman Williams standing next to her sister’s half-finished house that was leveled by the storm.
Herman Williams standing next to her sister’s half-finished house that was leveled by the storm.
Herman Williams standing next to her sister’s half-finished house that was leveled by the storm.

A freak storm roared through the tiny community of Swan on the Linden/Soesdyke Highway on Saturday flattening fragile homes, toppling trees and ripping roofs off buildings, leaving several residents including some with young children, traumatised and without a roof over their heads.

The residents, many of whom struggle to get by, are pleading for assistance. Yesterday, they were still fearful that another sudden storm could wreak further havoc in the area, which is tucked behind Marudi. Stabroek News visited the community yesterday where some families were