The Ministry of Public Infrastructure (MPI) yesterday advised the public to take all necessary precautions during the spring tides period beginning today and ending on October 2, 2019.
A release from MPI said that the Sea and River Defence Department considers the following areas to be particularly susceptible to possible flooding as a result of overtopping of sea/river defence structures:
* Pomeroon River Banks
* San Souci to Sarah and Maria’s Pleasure to Meerzorg, Wakenaam Island
* Cane Field/Amsterdam, Endeavour/ Blenheim, Cane Garden – Leguan Island
* Windsor Forest to DeWillem, West Coast Demerara, Parika Market Area and Salem to Sparta, E.B.E
* Water Street, Georgetown, Helena # 1 & 2, Mahaica.
* Fairfield/Dantzig, Mahaicony.
* Wellington Park/Tarlogie, Corentyne
The release said that the highest tides are expected to be on Sunday September 29, 2019 at 4:38 pm at a height of 3.36 metres and on Monday September 30, 2019 at 5:18pm at a height of 3.32 metres.
Contact telephone numbers for the ministry are 225-9868, 226-1070, 226-4368, 654-4226, 654-4227, 623-1161.
