{"id":11271,"date":"2022-02-03T22:17:55","date_gmt":"2022-02-04T02:17:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/guyanasouthamerica.gy\/news\/?p=11271"},"modified":"2022-02-03T22:17:59","modified_gmt":"2022-02-04T02:17:59","slug":"70-acres-of-land-and-25-households-inundated-after-sluice-door-slips-in-region-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/guyanagy.com\/news\/2022\/02\/03\/70-acres-of-land-and-25-households-inundated-after-sluice-door-slips-in-region-2\/","title":{"rendered":"70 Acres of Land and 25 Households Inundated After Sluice Door Slips in Region 2"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/guyanagy.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/sluice-door-broke.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11272\" srcset=\"https:\/\/guyanagy.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/sluice-door-broke.jpg 540w, https:\/\/guyanagy.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/sluice-door-broke-169x300.jpg 169w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>3rd of February, 2022. Region 2, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.guyanagy.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Guyana<\/a>, South America<\/p>\n\n\n\nLast updated: February 3, 2022 at 22:17 pm\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"slipped-sluice-door-causes-flooding-in-region-2\">Slipped Sluice Door causes flooding in Region 2<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Cabinet Taskforce on Flooding this afternoon received reports of a slipped Koker door at Andrews Sluice in the Evergreen\/Paradise Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC) of Pomeroon-Supenaam (Region 2), <a href=\"http:\/\/www.guyanagy.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Guyana<\/a>, South America. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/guyanagy.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/sluice.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11273\" srcset=\"https:\/\/guyanagy.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/sluice.jpg 960w, https:\/\/guyanagy.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/sluice-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/guyanagy.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/sluice-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The incident occurred as a result of heavy waves during the above normal high tide period. The Regional Democratic Council of Region 2 and other pertinent agencies are working to ensure that the situation is alleviated swiftly. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So far, a temporary stop door is being installed and the original door removed, and the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) is working towards installing a new steel door subsequently. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/guyanagy.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/sluice-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11274\" srcset=\"https:\/\/guyanagy.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/sluice-2.jpg 540w, https:\/\/guyanagy.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/sluice-2-169x300.jpg 169w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Approximately 70 acres of rice land and 25 households have been reported to be inundated, while no reports of flood waters in homes were received. The tide has subsided somewhat and the flood waters are being discharged to the ocean. The area will be monitored closely by the Taskforce, and all relevant stakeholders are on alert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Source <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=100057630670499\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kester Craig<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>3rd of February, 2022. 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