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– 45 families relocated, three buildings collapse – Schools closed until further noticeBy Kristen Macklingam & Keeran SinghResidents in Region Nine are now faced with a major crisis and are in panic mode after being forced to relocate to higher grounds with the continuous overflowing of the Takutu River coupled with incessant rainfall.Due to the water rising about 20 inches between Saturday night and early yesterday morning residents in Lethem are now without electricity as the Lethem Power Company is in a terrible state with water accumulating to over 4.5 feet causing its transformer and power cable(s) to become flooded out.Though the weather conditions in the Rupununi,Cheap Jerseys Wholesale, Region Nine proved to be fair yesterday with little rainfall in comparison to previous days,cheap jerseys from china, this did not prevent the water levels at the creeks and rivers from rising.Kaieteur News understands that the Guyana Telephone & Telegraph (GT&T) company which runs parallel to the electricity company is presently surrounded by sand-bags and some residents are ‘bailing out water’ from the building in an effort to ensure that their communication system is not affected by the heavy rainfalls or flooding.Currently the GT&T building has three water pumps operational with dimensions of two,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, three and four inches, assisting to pump the water out of the exchange while more sand-bags are being brought in to build a defense system against the rising waters.According to GT&T’s Lethem Manager, John Fredericks, the company is “trying to elevate the turbine at the station” so as to prevent the water from flooding or damaging these essential pieces of equipment.He said that GT&T is focusing on maintaining its communication so that messages could be relayed in and out of the affected areas.Minister of Public Works & Communication, Robeson Benn, who has been in Region Nine since Saturday, stated that Prime Minister Samuel Hinds arrived at Lethem via aircraft yesterday with a large supply of cots,NFL Jerseys Clearance, blankets and chlorine materials for the relocated families.He explained that the Region at the moment has three active relief centres; the Arapaima Primary School, Christian Brethren Church and the Culvert City Nursery School which house the 45 relocated families and have room for expansion and accommodation for more persons if necessary.Minister Benn told Kaieteur News that originally the Amerindian Hostel and Community Centre Building were being utilised as shelters.However, after the rapid rise of water Saturday evening, the Amerindian Hostel became flooded with water over four feet high and subsequently the Community Centre Building followed suite and was added to the list of facilities badly affected.He further stated that although 45 families were directly affected, many persons also opted to remain near to their homes and decided to stay with family or friends for a number of reasons such as comfort, security and access to washroom facilities.This newspaper was told that the three houses/buildings which collapsed were the “Adobe type” which consisted of mud walls but that no one was injured since the families had already evacuated the premises.The Lethem Power Station on Saturday, as waters continues to rise, flooding the building causing the company to cease operations in order to protect equipment and lives. As a result, the entire area is suffering lack of electricity (black out).At the Arapaima Primary School, there are 60 residents being sheltered there, with meals being provided on a regular basis.Even those who are residing with friends and families at their homes can still visit this location and obtain meals.St. Ignatius and Culvert City residents have been cut off from exiting the village unless they use boats since the roads and bridges have been flooded. The Tiger Pond area, roads at Pipang and Karasabai, the stretch leading to Annai and surrounding access areas into the Pakaraimas have all been badly affected.Water has accumulated to over four feet with only six boats operational as means of transporting relief materials and residents.It was related to this newspaper that upon entering the Iwokrama section, there are two to three bridges which are problematic. In Kunu, two more bridges are flooded beyond observation and the Sand Creek area has also been intensely affected by the sudden rise of water.Minister Benn said, “The Education Ministry has decided that schools would be closed off. Schools would be out for this week, but CXC is a go ahead. Planes have already been deployed to Annai and Aishalton with CXC papers so students will be writing the exams there.”He added that the primary school




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