By Jomo Paul

The current state of the Bourda Market, Georgetown, [iNews’ Photo]

Bourda market has been closed since Sunday, May 31 when the torrential downpour flooded several parts of the city and the coast. While some of these areas have had some amount of normalcy restored allowing them to go about their business, the Market is still reeking and flooded.

The current state of the Bourda Market, Georgetown, [iNews’ Photo]

One vendor told iNews that she lost millions and the three persons that she employs have not been able to work since Monday, explaining that the entire situation has landed her in dire financial straits.

Garbage pile up at the Bourda Market. [iNews’ Photo]

Employees of a popular stall in the market declined to venture into the water and opted to return home despite their employer having summoned them to work.

Added to the flooded market and the stench, vendors also have to tolerate a garbage situation that has grown out of control. One of the entrances to the Municipal Market has been reduced to nothing more than a dumpsite as vendors explained that vagrants and others dump garbage at the spot while some rummage through it looking for whatever food they can find.

The current state of the Bourda Market, Georgetown, [iNews’ Photo]

“The workers come to work and they are not working…these sanitation workers come to work and they say they are not working…this is the best time for them to take of all these stuff off this water, they are supposed to take it off now,” said one man referring to a large pile of Styrofoam that had accumulated on top of the water.