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Report for Tuesday, February 8th, 2005

After visiting Doctor Terrence Joseph for a check up because one can never be too careful, I once more headed into the wetlands. With the sun finally making a reappearance today after many days of  playing hide and seek with frustrated villagers, the place had quickly started to dry off, all of the villages up to Mon Repos are now pretty much without the floodwater that has caused so much discomfort for the last three weeks. I was just about to think that maybe more areas had dried out but as I drove into Mon Repos the flooded out houses started showing up once more. The floodwater has dropped off about 13 inches but there are still lots of bottom houses in this area that are still flooded as we passed through today. Scenes of flooded out houses continued all the way to Enmore where I wrapped up my trip for today. There is more flooding of villages further up the road.

The place was unusually quiet today, for some reason there was not a lot of persons on the roadway as has been the case for the last three weeks. I wanted to go into Enterprise to see the extent of the flooding that is still bothering residents there but no one was at the head of the flooded out village entrance when I passed. Even with the serious scare of Leptospirosis, I still saw persons walking in the floodwater in many of the villages that I passed through.

I paid a visit to Bachelors Adventure to see how they were making out and met up with Minister Sheik Baksh who was sharing out bottled water to the villagers. The Minister promised villagers that he was going to install a 400 gallon water tank in the village tomorrow and also one for the village of Bare Root, the Minister reassured residents that the water supply vehicles would visit them daily to ensure a constant supply.

 I spoke to residents of Bare Root who told me that since my last visit and publication of their story on this website that they have been enjoying much attention by the authorities, I was told that they received hampers and water. A medical team from the Ministry of Health was leaving the area when I got there this afternoon. Bryan Mackintosh.

This long bed truck belonging to Japarts was in action once more today	This pump was lifted from the Lilliendaal pumping station to be taken to where it has more work to do	The road leading into Industry is now totally dry as is the village	The side canal that separates Ogle from Industry	The road that lead to the Ogle Airdrome
The Plaisance boys Orphanage getting back to business	Floodwater damaged items in Plaisance	The Plaisance school was still being used as a shelter	These ladies from Better Hope were busy cleaning their homes	This part of the Better Hope highway was submerged just 10 days ago
Its hard to believe that the water is really gone at Better Hope	With really hot sun this afternoon, this Better Hope road was really dry	The Better Hope church was looking a lot better today	Some thing that I have not seen for the last 3 weeks, school children at Montrose	Atlantic Gardens is now dry
My friend Harlon Bacchus of Montrose can now restart his machine shop	Starlite Drivein at Montrose can now think of reopening	Montrose North road is much better shape today	Happy Acres a lot happier today	Success road leading into Ronald's workshop
The Bacchus Lumber Yard at Chateau Margo	A look into Chateau Margo	Beterverwacting (BV) was also dry	The Beterverwacting burial ground benefiting from the hot sun today	This canal runs just outside of Mon Repos
From here at Mon Repos, I started seeing the flooding again	The main road outside the Mon Repos market	Selling chicken in the open at Mon Repos	This make shift bridge still being used in Mon Repos north	The parking of this car Mon Repos indicates that the water has dropped off somewhat
The road was dry but the yards still had water in them at Mon Repos	We have been using this fence as a water marker for the last 3 weeks in Mon Repos	Looking east from Melsha's furniture store at Mon Repos	This "Ark 2" still not sailing, too many leaks	The IEL compound at Good Hope still flooded even after 3 weeks
This red fence at Good Hope as one of our water markers	The water is now about 8 inches from the Good Hope main road	A shot of the flooded out Good Hope area	These houses north of the Good Hope highway	The IEL sponsored pump at Good Hope making a difference after 3 days of non stop work
This Good Hope kid was just floating by	Fetching water for his family at Good Hope, tough times	The Good Hope cinema, another one of our water markers	This boat was barely floating at Good Hope	Some braved the dirty water and some sailed on it.
Another of our water markers, the PPP cup at Lusignan	Lusignan	Lusignan	Parking here was impossible to do just three days ago	More driveways are now starting to show back up
Lusignan	This schoolgirl about to take off her shoes to head home in Lusignan	School children at Lusignan, I have not seen this for 3 weeks	Lusignan roadstill flooded out	Lusignan
Lusignan North across from the ground	Even this 4x4 was not able to be there a few days ago in Annandale	Annandale	Annandale	Annandale
Annandale	Annandale	Buxton	Buxton	Buxton
This Buxtonian was about to take some items to his home in this fridge boat	The Church of God road in Buxton	This road still under floodwater in Buxton	Another flooded out Buxton road	Buxton
Buxton shop lime at full pace today	Taking a drink to cool the nerves in Buxton	The Buxton gas station had a bit less floodwater in it today	The main road into Strathspey	The cute kids were out with their mommy in Strathspey
A flooded road in Strathspey	The Strathspey school yard was still under water	This young lady braving the flooded road in Strathspey	I saw these kids a few days ago, more smiles today, Strathspey	The Strathspey road that leads to the embankment highway
Strathspey Multilateral Scholl	Strathspey still flooded in places	This tiny house in Strathspey still flooded	Bladen Hall houses still under the floodwater	More flooded houses
Enterprise still has a lot of water	Folks are tired of the floodwater in Melanie	Bachelors Adventure	Bachelors Adventure	Minister Sheik Baksh in Bare Root talking to villagers today
"I will bring 2 black tanks for you tomorrow" Minister Baksh in Bare Root	Bare Root villagers collecting bottled water brought in by Minister Baksh	Minister Baksh listens to one of the village leader's of Bare Root	Medical vehicle in Bare Root today giving out injections	A nurse from the Ministry of Health prepares an injection for a Bare Root villager, ouch!!
Foulis was still suffering from the massive flooding	The main road into Enmore still had some water today	Following this car through a flooded road in Enmore	Some of the Enmore village roads were dry	This Enmore resident has been coming out of his flooded yard like this for the last 3 weeks
This Enmore resident just cannot wait for the floodwater to go to restart his life	A view of the old road in Enmore	This leads one out of Enmore, follow this road and you're heading to Berbice	Another of the building used as a water marker in Annandale	This small shop in Annandale will have to wait a while more to restart selling