A DECISION was made by the Region Two Administration to relocate 10 families from Karawab Upper Pomeroon River, in Region Two, to safer grounds, after they were severely affected by the recent flooding.

Their houses are inundated with almost four feet of water and it is barely receding.

Regional Executive Officer, Devanand Ramdatt, told this newspaper that over 30 persons are currently housed at “Long House” which is located on the highlands of Karawab in the Upper Pomeroon River. Ramdatt said that the families moved to the new location on Saturday last. Hampers, as well as potable water were provided to the families. Ramdatt explained that assessments are ongoing in the Pomeroon River to gauge the impact of the flooding.

He also made it clear that no pumping was done from the Dawa Pump Station into the Pomeroon River, noting that regional engineers were working diligently to ensure that all the drainage and irrigation structures were operable.

The Regional Health Officer, Dr. Ranjeev Singh, revisited the flood-affected communities on Monday last and delivered more medication to the health post. So far, there are no reports of any water-borne diseases.

Meanwhile, Toshao of St Monica/Karawab, Eve Samuels, lauded the efforts of the regional authorities in relocating the families; he hopes that the water recedes so that families can go back to normalcy.