ALTHOUGH floodwaters have receded significantly across the country, there are reports from Kwakwani in Region 10 that the water level in several parts of the community was fluctuating.

Regional Chairman, Deron Adams, told the Guyana Chronicle, during a telephone interview, on Monday evening, that the water level in Lamp Island had risen to eight feet and residents had since reported severe damages to their homes.

“As a result, two houses have broken in two, two wooden houses …and the water in some parts is about eight feet and three feet in some areas.”

Added to that, Adams disclosed that residents had been battling with reptiles and other dangerous animals as they too try to find dry land.

Since the start of the flooding in late April, the region had set up several shelters in Kwakwani, Aroaima, Rockstone and Hururu.

He noted that some persons would have returned to their respective homes. However, due to the rising water levels, approximately 97 residents were still being housed in shelters in a few communities.

The chairman noted that the Regional Democratic Council (RDC) has since received support from the Civil Defence Commission (CDC) and generous donors to mitigate the effects of the flooding.

Yearly, when the May-June rainy season comes, residents of Kwakwani would brace themselves for heavy torrential rainfall and light flooding.

However, this year, water levels rose above 15 feet, displacing almost 100 persons from their respective homes.

Former Regional Chairman, Mortimer Mingo, had recently said that severe flooding was nothing new in Kwakwani, and had advised residents, particularly those residing near the waterfront, to relocate.

Mingo during an interview with this publication had insisted that life will not return to normal, and that residents should expect the cycle of flooding to worsen in the future.