Residents of several Region Five villages awakened yesterday morning to flooded bottom flats, yards and farmland, but Regional Chairman Vickchand Ramphal reported late yesterday afternoon that a pump provided by the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) has delivered some relief.
He said that the 12 to 14 hours of rainfall resulted in flooding in Blairmont, Ithaca, Bath Settlement, Bush Lot, Rosignol, Trafalgar, Foulis, Belladrum, C Field Tempe, Number 28 and 30 villages, Mahaica and Mahaicony. Residents reported that heavy rainfall three Saturdays ago also resulted in some flooding and several areas still had small amounts of water remaining on the land.
According to Ramphal, Bush Lot, Number 28 and 30 villages, Belladrum and C Field Tempe were the hardest hit. He told Sunday Stabroek that over the last few weeks, the region was hit by several
