Residents ofa Linden who were affected by last Tuesday’s violent storm are now calling for the establishment of a disaster relief fund, since they are now left uncertain of how they will repair the damage caused by the storm.
One such resident is 75-year old Leslie Hopkinson of Retrieve, Linden, whose home was severely damaged after the storm uprooted a cashew tree which fell on the two-storey structure while he and his daughter were inside.
According to Hopkinson, who spoke to Stabroek News on Saturday, the house had been one of several “aluminum houses” that were built in Linden and had undergone several renovations since its construction in 1958.
However, the structure is no more, the nearby
