AGRICULTURE Minister Zulfikar Mustapha along with RDC and NDC Representatives from Region Five, on Saturday returned to Catherine/Abary, Mahaicony to conduct a follow-up visit with residents who were affected by flooding on Friday.

Minister Mustapha and the team also distributed food hampers and cleaning supplies to every household that was affected.
While engaging residents, Minister Mustapha said that a preliminary loss assessment was done in the area and that agricultural inputs and planting materials will be distributed to farmers free of cost. He also said that an additional assessment will be done to further verify the extent of damage to household appliances in the area.

It was also noticed that floodwaters had completely receded in the area as stop logs were installed to prevent further intrusion of water into the area. Residents thanked the government for offering assistance and for swift action to ensure further flooding did not occur.
On Friday, the Abary sluice door suffered major damage as a result of the spring tide causing flood threats to low-lying areas along the Belamy drain from Abary to Airy Hall,Mahaicony.