Bartica grappling with flooding due to seawall breaches, high tides

The pump that was installed yesterday to assist with draining the water from the town.

Sea defence breaches have resulted in the flooding of Bartica, which Mayor Gifford Marshall says will be spending some $3 million to correct the broken infrastructure and to assist with the cleaning up.

Speaking to Stabroek News yesterday, Marshall explained that the new town has been under constant flooding since last Tuesday due to the combination of the neap tide, several breaches in the seawall and heavy rainfall.