Food, water in demand as floods grip Mazaruni

A flooded community in the Middle Mazaruni

Food and water are now in great demand as communities in the Upper and Middle Mazaruni continue to battle devastating flooding as a result of torrential rain over the last week.

Region Seven Chairman Kenneth Williams yesterday told Stabroek News the situation is severe in the Middle Mazaruni with businesses suffering millions of dollars in losses. From a visit concluded on Saturday                                                                                                                                                                                                                   night, Williams explained that many shops in the mining district have been inundated.