Guyana invited to seek flood support under EU Civil Protection Mechanism

Following devastating flooding, Guyana has been invited to seek emergency support from the European Union (EU) under its Civil Protection Mechanism.

In a statement issued yesterday, the Civil Defence Commission (CDC) said its Director General Lieutenant Colonel  Kester Craig updated Chargé d’ Affaires of the Delegation of the European Union in Guyana Evelina Melbarzde on the Level 2 flood disaster that has been declared in Guyana.

The meeting was also attended by CDC’s Senior Preparedness Officer Captain Lakshman Persaud and Monitoring and Evaluation Officer Olive Gopaul.