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Lethem severely affected by heavy rains
The Lethem Public Market now seems like an island after several days of heavy rain.
During the past week, incessant rainfall has affected a number of businesses and homes in Lethem, and in many cases, villagers have had to utilise boats to traverse the area.
Kaieteur News understands that yesterday morning the water was knee-deep and even higher in some sections.
Many children have not been able to attend school for the past few days, and businesses have shut their doors with the owners expressing hope that the rains will come to an end soon.
A quantity of items in stores have been damaged or destroyed due to the fact that they have been under water for quite some time.
This newspaper was told that some of the farmers of St. Ignatius have also suffered tremendously, particularly with their crops and livestock. A number of residents who have personal “kitchen gardens” and depend on their produce for their livelihood are now at a loss as to what their next step will be.
Vendors who operate at the Lethem Public Market are also wondering what the outcome of this rainy period will be since they cannot enter the market (which is closed off due to the flood) and will not be able to sell their produce for a lengthy period.
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