As they count their losses from the “worst flooding” in their lifetime, Abary River rice and cattle farmers on Saturday renewed their calls for government to fulfill its promise to desilt and clear overgrown vegetation in the river to improve drainage.
Flooding in the Abary River, in Region Five, has left a trail of devastation for farmers as uncertainty lingers over the state of their livelihoods, with one of their major concerns being access to potable water.
Critics have in the past said that the Abary Creek is heavily silted all the way to its mouth and this reduces its ability to drain into the Atlantic—an opinion that many residents share.
