Hundreds of Diamond and Grove, East Bank Demerara residents were last night affected by flooding when the door of a sluice situated at the Grove Market Street collapsed.
When Stabroek News, arrived at the scene, scores of persons were present as the authorities assessed the damage. The water which had risen to several feet in some places eventually receded after the tide had turned.
Three maintenance workers were among the crowd awaiting safety planks to arrive to begin remedial works. One of the three men, Neville Assibad explained that planks would be driven into the back and front of the koker so as to keep residents secure from further flooding before the next scheduled high tide at 11pm last night. Following the arrival of the planks around 9pm, engineers got to work making the required measurements.
