With several communities in the region still under water, the Regional Democratic Council of Region 10 has activated its Disaster Preparedness and Relief Committee in an attempt to co-ordinate a more efficient response.
“Kwakwani and surrounding areas are still under water so it was extremely important that this Disaster Preparedness and Relief Committee be activated as early as possible. All information and decisions will be channelled through this structure or chaos would result,” Regional Chair Deron Adams told Sunday Stabroek. He added that it is also important that a direct reporting relationship be established with the Civil Defence Commission and the National Relief Centre.
Adams stressed that with so many affected it would be unfortunate if different persons issued different instructions to those actually providing the services on the ground.
