Number of families affected by Linden storm climbs to 50

The number of families affected by Tuesday afternoon’s thunderstorm in Linden has now reached 50 and continues to rise as more requests for assistance are being made.

This is the information communicated to Stabroek News by Mayor Carwyn Holland, who has since made a request to the Government for financial support to help address the needs of affected residents.

“We have many persons who have been affected by the storm on Tuesday… we have places like the Dorfolk Elderly Home that has been affected and we are working to see how they can best remedy it,” he shared.

“We have recorded all the calls that persons made and