Several houses in Mahdia, Region Eight were yesterday morning under water after a night of heavy rain flooded sections of the community.
When contacted yesterday midday, Chairman of the Potaro-Siparuni region, Bonaventure Fredricks said that while the waters have already started to recede, the regional administration will continue to monitor the situation.
According to Fredricks, though the heavy rainfall was the main factor in the floods, issues of overburdened streams and creeks as well as blockages caused by sediment from surrounding mining activity also contributed to yesterday’s floods.
This, he said, resulted in roadways in some parts of Mahdia being
