The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) cell site tower at Diamond, East Bank Demerara, collapsed in the wee hours on Friday, causing disruption to mobile customers in the area.
The damaged GTT tower
A release from the telephone company stated that the tower came crashing down at about 03:00h during bad weather conditions.
Up to late Friday afternoon, the company was still assessing the damages, but they have confirmed that no one was injured because of the incident. This had, however, caused a traffic build-up along the East Bank corridor.
Members of the Guyana Police Force worked to ensure that there was an easy flow of traffic. As such, commuters were urged to proceed with caution since one of the lanes was blocked as a result of the collapsed tower which ended up on the roadway. The telephone company is already in talks to reconstruct the tower and is working assiduously to restore mobile service to its customers.
The telephone company is already in talks to reconstruct the tower and is working assiduously to restore mobile service to its customers.
