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A Beach house destroyed by the force of the flood waters that swept over the Manzanilla/Mayaro Road in Trinidad & Tobago

 

Over the last two weeks Trinidad, Guyana and Barbados suffered floods caused by unprecedented rainfall. As expected the opposition in Guyana politicized the issue and was critical of the government’s $500M countrywide clean-up exercise. No mention is being made however, of the magnitude of rainfall and the fact that Barbados and Trinidad & Tobago both had similar experiences during the same period despite being better equipped with drainage facilities. What is also being neglected is the speed at which accumulated water drained when compared to previous instances.

 

The impact of indiscriminate dumping of garbage which continues unabated cannot be understated and Town Clerk(ag) Carol Sooba’s comment on the issue must be noted as well. Sooba told a section of the media “deeply politically aligned” managers at the Georgetown City Council are not enforcing the anti-litter laws. The laws are aimed at combating indiscriminate disposal of refuse. Sooba said that dumping in the canals affected the speed at which water drained.

 

Over in Trinidad chairman of the Sangre Grande Regional Corporation Terry Rondon described the floods which followed intense rainfall last week as the worst he has seen in 45 years. Barbados experienced a similar situation with severe flooding in many areas caused by rainfall.

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Climate change is real. People on GNI need to read about flooding beyond Guyana. India and Pakistan experience flood each year. Some people live on water years round in the Far East.

FM
Originally Posted by Cobra:

Climate change is real. People on GNI need to read about flooding beyond Guyana. India and Pakistan experience flood each year. Some people live on water years round in the Far East.

POS and Bridgetown dint flood like Guyana. 

FM
Originally Posted by Conscience:

Global warming triggered climate change, thus intense rainfall hit the Caribbean affecting the named countries above, unfortunately Guyana was not spared.

Guyana need a better sea defense system in the future. I hope when the PPP reelected, they will make the sea defense a national priority.

FM
Originally Posted by Cobra:
Originally Posted by Conscience:

Global warming triggered climate change, thus intense rainfall hit the Caribbean affecting the named countries above, unfortunately Guyana was not spared.

Guyana need a better sea defense system in the future. I hope when the PPP reelected, they will make the sea defense a national priority.

Drain and canals block up. Fix simple thing fuss.

FM
Originally Posted by Conscience:

 

Flooding in Barbados

This rarely happens in Barbados.  Flooding occurs in Trinidad due to mountain run off.  It occurs in Guyana because nobody attends to the drains and flooding is FREQUENT!

 

In any case Trinis complain frequently about the flooding, so why cannot Guyanese be allowed to do the same.  When Trinis complain they hold the LOCAL Govt accountable.  Guyanese have not had LGE in 20 years so can only hold the PPP accountable!

FM
Originally Posted by Cobra:

Climate change is real. People on GNI need to read about flooding beyond Guyana. India and Pakistan experience flood each year. Some people live on water years round in the Far East.

 

I am quite disgusted at how some Guyanese litter. We cannot blame government for littering, citizens must also take responsibility.

FM
Originally Posted by yuji22:
Originally Posted by Cobra:

Climate change is real. People on GNI need to read about flooding beyond Guyana. India and Pakistan experience flood each year. Some people live on water years round in the Far East.

 

I am quite disgusted at how some Guyanese litter. We cannot blame government for littering, citizens must also take responsibility.

Bhai, How many years must we talk about this???   DEm People in GT like Doo Doo

Nehru

I agree, Nehru. When I was in Guyana, the city council would come around every week and clean the drains, weed the grass and pick up garbage. People used to clean their own gutters two or three times per week. The govt spent $1B on clean up that gone wasted. I don't know how Guyana became so laid back and dunke-dam. 

FM
Originally Posted by yuji22:
 

I am quite disgusted at how some Guyanese litter. We cannot blame government for littering, citizens must also take responsibility.

Its a proven fact that people litter when a place is dirty, and don't when it is clean and accommodation for the disposal of garbage is made.

 

LGE is needed but the PPP refuses to host it, so they should take 100% of the blame for anything bad that happens in any of the municipalities.

FM
Originally Posted by Cobra:

 People used to clean their own gutters two or three times per week.

Nobody wants to be the only dirty person in a clean environment.  Look at NYC, now where near as filthy as it used to be.

 

The PPP likes it as it is as they refuse to host LGE.

 

In those days (the early 70s) Guyanese still believed in standards and many Caribbean visitors to Carifesta 72 marveled about how clean and beautiful G/town was.  Even the Bajans.

FM

What happened to the $500 million that the PPP spent on the clean up campaign? Why weren't these main drainage canals cleaned? These canals are supposed to act as a storage for excess water until the low tide comes around. Then they are used to drain the land. If they are all choked up, it's no surprise why the place floods so easily.

 

David Street Kitty canal 

 

 

Canal at Lilliendaal that is supposed to take water to the pump.

 


 

 

 

Canal running alongside the Bourda Cricket Ground

 

 

The forty foot canal that runs through the Lower East Coast into the Botanical Gardens

 


Mars

The clean up Georgetown initiative is ongoing, most part of the city has been clear already, thanks "Mars" for stating the obvious, there are still areas to be clear, the workers are feverishly working on those areas as we speak.

FM

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