IAC calls for assistance for victims of high winds on Corentyne

Press Release

The Indian Action Committee (IAC) has learned that uncommonly high winds associated with a thunderstorm adversely affected the village communities of NO. 19 and Warren, Lower Corentyne, Region Six, Berbice during the early hours of Sunday morning, October 23, 2016.

The IAC understands that many of the damaged buildings have already been repaired but that the home of Mr. Allimudeen Gobin, 54, who is currently staying with relatives, was completely destroyed, and the organization will be meeting with him shortly to make a monetary donation.

The IAC has a history of assisting persons whose dwellings have been damaged by high winds.

The IAC takes this opportunity to call on the private sector, and members of the public including government agencies to assist Mr. Gobin a cane harvester employed at Rose Hall Estate to rebuild his home.