Tides flood Helena #2, Mahaica

A crack in the dam

Several homes at Helena #2, Mahaica, were flooded on Friday after water overtopped the Mahaica Creek dam which has sunk over the years.

The hole that Kamal Persaud made in his wall to let the water flow out
The hole that Kamal Persaud made in his wall to let the water flow out

“Is about eight inches of water and I living here for more than 30 years and is the first time that it happened to me,” Lall (only name given), a resident of the area, said. The flood was believed to have been caused by exceptionally high tides.

Lall explained to Stabroek News yesterday that early Friday, he woke around 2am to use the washroom and when he placed his feet on the