Mother, 4 children escape unhurt after house in Timehri collapses

A mother and her four children are thankful for life after they escaped unhurt when their Lot 31 Timehri North, East Bank Demerara (EBD) home collapsed on Wednesday with them inside. As such, the woman is pleading with the public for assistance to reconstruct her home.
Speaking to Guyana Times on Friday, Shanecka McRae, a 30-year-old part-time nursery school teacher described the moment the wooden structure gave way. “It was terrifying,” McRae shared.
“I was in the kitchen about 15:30h or 16:00h when I felt the house shake, and within seconds, everything started falling apart. As soon as it fell, neighbours started running to our rescue. My husband was at work, we had to call him to come home”.
McRae, her husband, and their four children—ages 15, 10, 7, and 3—had been living in the house for several years but the house has been on the property for about 10 years. Their son Nathaniel, who is seven years old, was born with microcephaly, a condition that severely affected his brain development due to the 2016 Zika outbreak.
Due to her son’s disability, McRae is only able to work at a nursery school part-time to help provide for her family along with her husband. She said her son is unable to walk or talk, and now they will have to rebuild from scratch.
The family is presently staying at a neighbour’s house and is making a strong appeal to the public for assistance.
“All of us can’t stay together because the place I am staying at cannot hold everybody. I would love it if I could get some assistance. I have a foundation on the land and I would love if I can get some help to build that instead of building back the one that fell”, the woman said.
Anyone willing to contribute can contact Shanecka directly at 678-8921 or send donations via MMG to +592-709 7341.