{"id":23420,"date":"2024-10-08T14:23:51","date_gmt":"2024-10-08T14:23:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=23420"},"modified":"2024-10-08T14:24:58","modified_gmt":"2024-10-08T14:24:58","slug":"roofs-repaired-in-linden-government-intervenes-after-rainstorm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/roofs-repaired-in-linden-government-intervenes-after-rainstorm\/","title":{"rendered":"Roofs Repaired in Linden: Government Intervenes After Rainstorm"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p><em>By Jacquey Bourne | September 26, 2024<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Following a rainstorm that struck Linden on Tuesday, the government swiftly intervened to repair and strengthen the roofs of more than 30 homes affected by the severe weather. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Residents in the area can now rest easier, knowing their homes are being restored.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On Wednesday, Minister of Public Works Bishop Juan Edghill visited the impacted residents and coordinated with contractors to initiate immediate relief efforts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He instructed Regional Executive Officer for Region Ten, Dwight John, to oversee the remedial work on the 33 homes that suffered damage, particularly in the heavily affected Berry Hill squatting area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Contractors who have previously worked in the region were called upon to assist with the repairs on a voluntary basis. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>John confirmed that materials, including zinc sheets, were procured locally to expedite the repair process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Civil Defence Commission (CDC) also played a crucial role by assessing the damage and distributing essential supplies such as cleaning materials, food items, and tarpaulins to those in need. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, two temporary shelters were set up for displaced residents. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although the storm caused significant damage due to strong winds and heavy rain, John reported that there was no flooding in the affected areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One resident, Norvelle Fredericks from Baruda Oval, expressed satisfaction with the government&#8217;s prompt response after his roof was completely blown off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As of Thursday, repairs on several homes had already been completed, with the remaining work expected to be finished soon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Jacquey Bourne | September 26, 2024 Following a rainstorm that struck Linden on Tuesday, the government swiftly intervened to repair and strengthen the roofs of more than 30 homes&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":23423,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23420","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23420","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23420"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23420\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23425,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23420\/revisions\/23425"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23423"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23420"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23420"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23420"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}