With rain continuing to fall in the Upper Mazaruni, Region Seven, one of the biggest challenges residents in some communities are facing is the shortage of basic supplies.
While it seems that the worst of the flooding has passed, Toshao of Jawalla, Verron Henry, yesterday said that persons living in her community are still suffering from its effects. She disclosed that to date, residents are still struggling to obtain food and water supplies and noted that this is one of the biggest challenges the villagers are facing as majority of the farms have been destroyed.
Jawalla was one of several communities that were hard-hit by the June flooding. According to Henry, 60 persons living along the riverbank were severely affected, with some houses destroyed. While those living on higher ground were not affected by floodwaters, their farms were destroyed, leaving the community with little in the way of food supplies.
