West Coast Demerara suffered tremendously from rainfall
www.kaieteurnewsonline.com
Residents located on West Coast Demerara (WCD) have over the past few days experienced great difficulties due to the heavy rainfall which resulted in a number of rice fields and streets being flooded.
Farmers also suffered losses to ground provision and kitchen crops which were covered with water for days. They also lost livestock some of which are still sick and dying.
At Vergenoegen, the main access road to the rice fields was in a terrible state with deep holes, while the paddy grains in the rice fields were under water.
One villager explained that the rice fields which run from Vergenoegen to Ruby village were badly affected by the flooding. Areas which only tractors could access were completely under water causing a number of rice field owners to incur great losses in their crops.
[...] The rice is still under water, and if the rain continues, losses could amount to millions of dollars.
At De Kinderen village, which is said the be the hardest hit area, whenever there is heavy rainfall on West Coast Demerara, this newspaper learnt that though Government has assisted by having a pump placed at the village two days ago, and water has begun to withdraw, a majority of the residents have already endured a great deal.