High tide floods Vreed-en-Hoop stalls

With the current stretch of high tides, several stalls at Vreed-en-Hoop, West Coast Demerara, were affected by flood waters after the banks of Demerara River overflowed.
On Friday afternoon, many proprietors were seen using bask-brooms to wash away the muddy residue from their stalls.
With the ever increasing tides, many stall owners have had to “build up” their structures by putting one row of concrete blocks at their entrances in order to prevent river water from entering their stalls. Over at the Georgetown Stelling many speedboat passengers had difficulty entering boats with the high tide.
Over the years the Public Infrastructure Ministry, formerly Ministry of Public Works has been building up the facilities on the banks of the Demerara River since water levels have been increasing. These projects were able to see a reduction in flash flooding in many of the riverine locations.