Farmers concerned by flooding in Poodai Lagoon
Sunday 14 March 2021
Farmers of Poodai Lagoon, Penal, said on Sunday that their crops have been damaged by flooding in the area over the last few weeks. -
PENAL/Debe Regional Corporation chairman Dr Allen Sammy on Sunday reiterated his call for a comprehensive approach to dealing with flooding in the area. He made this call as he spoke about more flooding taking place in Poodai Lagoon, regarding as an agricultural area in Penal/Debe.
Sammy said two weeks ago there was flooding in the area. “It’s there again where water accumulated, it never really gone down.” He added, “ It was saturated. We’ve had rain every third day, every fourth day. It’s not been allowed to dry out.”