Rain floods parts of capital

The junction of Quamina and Carmichael streets yesterday

Torrential rain flooded large parts of Georgetown yesterday afternoon underlining the vulnerability of the capital to inundation in the context of climate change and a key pump went down after it came into a contact with a piece of wood.

Although all other pumps and sluices were operable, the four inches of rain that drenched the capital left knee-high floods as kokers could not be opened due to the high tide.

At the  Square of the Revolution, several vehicles plunged into a crater close to Hadfield Street as  floodwater covered the road.