The Civil Defence Commission (CDC) has distributed relief supplies to around 400 persons in several areas of the Pomeroon that were affected by flooding due to seasonal rains and high tides, the Department of Public Information (DPI) has reported.
In a report yesterday, the DPI said The CDC’s visit followed closely on the heels of an outreach to Charity on Tuesday by Prime Minister Brigadier (ret’d) Mark Phillips and Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha.
CDC’s Senior Response Officer Captain Salim October was reported as saying that the team checked several areas, including the housing scheme, the squatting area and Charity central, where 180 persons were given hampers. An additional 598 packages were left with the Neighbourhood Democratic Council for distribution to other affected residents.
