Region Five communities flooded again after heavy rain

Excavator clearing drainage canal in MMA district, Region Five canal (GINA photo)

Several Region Five communities are again flooded as a result of heavy rainfall over the past few days, GINA said.

The areas include Bushlot, Golden Grove, Lovely Lass, Onverwagt, Trafalgar and Tempe.

Frederick Flatts, Chief Executive Officer (ag) of the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) told GINA that apart from the rainfall, the measures used to mitigate flooding from water released by farmers previously, exacerbated the situation.