Temporary repairs to a damaged koker at Westbury, Essequibo Coast averted what could have been major flooding during yesterday’s spring tide.
Residents were fearful that if nothing was done, the entire village would have been severely flooded but regional engineer Jared Lawrie led a team to effect temporary repairs. “The door of the koker break away so we are just trying to stop the water from coming in. There is a fault with the groove so we have to fix that, then the door has to be repaired but for now this is all we can do. We have to come back tomorrow when the tide is low to make the planks more secure. By tomorrow, all other works will be completed,” he explained to Stabroek News yesterday.
Last month, as a result of the spring tide, the water from the Atlantic Ocean started to
