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Jun 30, 2015 News
Following destructive high winds and heavy rains on Sunday a First Street, Mocha/Arcadia man is now homeless after his home came crashing down with the storm.
Yesterday when Kaieteur News reporter visited Mocha/Arcadia, there were three fallen poles and broken trees in the Mocha area. The man was nowhere around at the time however a neighbour recalled that while she was washing in the rain she heard a crashing sound.
Upon investigating she saw the house crumbling. Kaieteur News understands that the man who resides alone was not at home at the time of the incident.
Guyana Power and Light (GPL) has since recorded 21 broken poles in Demerara while Berbice recorded five; in addition the power company also confirmed six precariously leaning poles in Demerara and one in Berbice.
Yesterday just after noon the fallen poles in Mocha/Arcadia were replaced, bringing some normalcy to operations in the area.
According to a release from GPL, consumers in the affected areas experienced outages and fluctuating voltage of varying durations while emergency crews continue to effect repairs to the network.
Much success was achieved since the storm; several communities were re-powered, owing to the strengthening of emergency services by almost triple the usual number.
“Additionally, our company received machinery support from the Management of Demerara Harbour Bridge and to this end we extend our appreciation, GPL said
“The most critical confirmed report had emanated in Berbice with a broken pole at Ithaca which supports a critical transmission line linking East and West Berbice thereby affecting East Berbice residents. The technical work required to replace this pole could not have been executed yesterday owing to the location of the pole and unfavorable weather conditions.
“Our approach to emergencies has been segmented into high risk and low risk for which we have distinct skilled crews to address same. Numerous crews are currently engaged in mopping up operations and addressing isolated cases where individual consumers may have had service interruption caused by the high winds while the very highly skilled crews are engaged in pole replanting and fixing damaged line hardware.”
“As work progresses we solicit your patience and ask that you exercise due caution around fallen poles and lines. If you are experiencing abnormal voltages, please power off your main switch and call our emergency hotline. Our Emergency Services telephone numbers are: Berbice 333-2186; Demerara 2254015 or 2254016.”
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