Almost two weeks after a sea defence breach in Mahaicony, floodwater is still receding, even as the Ministry of Public Infrastructure continues repair works in the area, Chairman of the Region Five Council Vickchand Ramphal said.
On July 4, the sea defence, which separates farmlands and the ocean, broke away. That stretch of sea defence has been eroding for some time and the farmers said they made numerous complaints to the authorities but nothing was done.
The breach in the sea defence poses a threat to over 1,500 acres of rice fields and several livestock farms. Farmers said the breaches lie along the sea defence between Dantzig and Fairfield and approximately eight sections have broken away along the stretch.
