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May 13, 2012 News
Heavy rains and flooding remain major concerns for residents in various
parts of Region Nine as the water in the Takutu River continues to overflow the banks.
During the past week continuous downpours in that region have had a severe impact on the residents causing some to be evacuated to safer shelters.
Reports emanating from the Region earlier, were that some sections of the road between Lethem and Boa Vista had been covered and a section being “washed away”.
The rains ceased on Friday and the Region benefitted from sunshine all of which contributed to the water receding at a fast rate in many locations.
Claire Singh, Regional Executive Officer (REO) of Region Nine, on Friday evening told Kaieteur News that the rains ceased Thursday morning and until Friday night there was no rainfall.
According to the REO, the Savannahs are still affected tremendously since the water in the Ireng and Takutu Rivers overflows along the banks into low lying areas.
The Ireng and Takutu Rivers flow into the Rio Negro and Rio Blanca which in turn flow into the Amazon basin.
Currently the Amazon basin is high from heavy rains and this has resulted in the flow backing up into the Ireng and Takutu Rivers.
Meanwhile, the Lethem market remains closed and the access road is still under water. A boat operator has been managing boat crossing for school children at St. Ignatius- Lethem crossing.
The Kumu Bridge is still under water, therefore a boat is needed to transport teachers and children to and from school. However, the back road Moco Moco Bridge is now accessible by vehicles.
Due to the crisis of the rising water in the last few days, some families were relocated to the Culvert City Nursery School, Christian Brethren Church Compound, some Government buildings and homes of their relatives.
They are still housed at these locations as they wait for the water to recede so that they can return to their homes.
Kaieteur News understands that the inclement weather is a result of the combination of the La Nina Phenomenon and the May/June rains.
It is also expected that the heavy rains will continue until the end of June and even into mid July.
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