KINGSTON - Due to heavy rainfall over the past 24 hours, parts of the capital City came under severe flooding. Though this natural disaster was almost unavoidable, Minister within the Ministry of Public Infrastructure, Annette Ferguson, along with Minister within the Ministry of Social Protection, Simona Broomes, visited some of the affected areas and interacted with the residents on May 31, 2015.
The areas they visited included Albouystown, Alexander Village, Durban Street and South Ruimveldt.
The consequences of the flooding were terrible, as items of furniture appliances and clothing were damaged.
Among the affected, were Members of the First Assembly of God’s Church, and they had to resort to the planting of bags of sand at the entrance of the church, to prevent the water from entering the place of worship and disrupting the service.
During the interaction, residents called for more frequent openings of the kokers, cleaning of canals regularly, and ensuring that the pumps be in proper functioning order.
The Ministers assured the residents that their suggestions and recommendations will be taken into consideration.
Minister Ferguson, speaking to one resident in Alexander Village, said that “we ask you to bear with us, we are the government and it is our duty to ensure that this problem be fixed, so come 2016, you won’t be faced with this type of situation.”
