ST AUGUSTINE FLOODS

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Parts of St Augustine remain under water as night closes in. The community of Bassie Street came together to run a makeshift ferry service. Their MP Khadijah Ameen is to visit this evening to deliver relief.

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00:00Residents of St. Augustine are under severe flooding. Four to five feet of water left

00:05them stranded in their homes, unable to venture to school or work. This family braved the

00:11water to retrieve supplies but encountered severe difficulties to get back to their home

00:17as the water level rose significantly. Unable to go to work, these men did what they could

00:23to make the lives of their fellow neighbors a bit easier.

00:26So we are coming to you from Dookie Singh Extension in the constituency of St. Augustine. Homes are

00:34flooded out for up to six feet and residents are operating this makeshift ferry service

00:40to get residents to and from their homes. This tank a relief for some. Residents even used old

00:49fritters to shuttle others like my cameraman Brandon Benoit. What may seem like making

00:55light of a tough situation is just a way of life for the residents of Bassey Street Extension.

01:02Residents like Dinesh Singh. The situation is very very bad.

01:08This has been always a problem with the flooding. For the past nine years we have not got any kind of

01:18regrets towards the situation. He heralds the work of his MPs saying it will take serious engineering

01:24to save them from this perennial flooding. I say I'm very happy with Katija Amin because she has been

01:31very very accommodating towards the spring village community. I know up to last night seven half past

01:44seven she has been working on the ground trying to alleviate all the flooding. Another resident however

01:52complains of not receiving relief. St. Augustine MP Khadija Amin who is also the local government

02:13minister says she will be visiting her area this evening after parliament with supplies for affected constituents.

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