00:00For the last 15 years, the Phillips and the Pampunet family have been living in fear whenever the rainy season starts.
00:06Jesse Phillips says the river flowing behind his family's house at Arima is causing severe damage and destroying the foundation of the property.
00:14He tells us he has complained to the Division of Drainage and the Consular for the area under the previous administration, but nothing was done.
00:21My grandparents' house on the edge of a cliff, the river bank is about six feet from the corner post of the house and the house can fall on right now because the whole land from the tip of the hill is sliding coming down.
00:32Describing the extent of the problem, his uncle Kelly Pampunet says the recent construction of a church behind their home caused the river to change its course.
00:41I'm looking right across there, but I can't remember the name of the church, but it's still there.
00:47But you believe the church had a part of the house?
00:49Yes, that is why they changed it and put it on this side, because it passed behind the bamboo there.
00:56But now they changed it.
00:57I don't know what reason why they did it, but then because of that it affected this plant.
01:03So if they put a big cylinder to run it where this river is supposed to be, well then it will cut back the bank on this side.
01:11But all that water from all, there's Sumeru village and whatnot, all that water come in through here and then come in here.
01:27The family is appealing to the authorities to help their situation before it worsens.
01:32Charlotte Kisto, TV6 News.
01:33Billy, please.
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