Village evacuating women and children as flood hits Kaikan, Region 7

A business place in Crabo, Kaikan Region 7 underwater 

(Photos and video compliments of Edwin Bess)

Close to thirty Guyanese Families coupled with dozens of Venezuelan Migrants are evacuating an area called Crabo in Kaikan, Region 7 as the community is threatened by flood waters.

A section of the flooded community

One businessman who reached out to this publication indicated that the area is affected by intense rainfall which started on Monday while waters from the river have overflowed their banks.

“Everyone is affected, and we have decided to put the women and children in boats and ordered them to move to high grounds, the rest of the persons are now making moves to get out of the area quickly because the water keeps rising,” Businessman Edwin Bess told BIG Smith News Watch on Tuesday afternoon.

According to what was communicated to us, as the water keeps rising, it is also threatening the internet system in the area which is also covered. Once covered, internet communication between the community and outside villages and further afield will be cut off.

Creeping up: The rising water in Kaikan

It was stated that this is the first time the area has had this sort of experience are calls are being made for quick assistance from state agencies, especially for the women and children.

BIG Smith News Watch reached out to Deputy Director of the Guyana Civil Defence Commission Major Loring Benos who said that at the moment his agency has no confirmation report of flooding in the area.