Floods force closure of several city schools

Floods force closure of several city schools

Heavy rainfall coupled with clogged drains resulted in severe flooding in several parts of Georgetown and along the East and West Coast of Demerara on Tuesday.

The weatherman is predicting more rainfall for the rest of the week as businesses count their losses and the Education Ministry has announced that a number of schools will remain closed on Wednesday because of flooding.

In an advisory issued on Tuesday evening, the Ministry of Education listed 13 schools that will remain closed on Wednesday.

Those schools are

1. Tutorial High

2. East Ruimveldt Secondary

3. The Bishops’ High

4. Queenstown Secondary

5. St. Rose’s High
6. St. Ambrose Primary
7. St. Gabriel’s Primary
8. St. Agnes Primary
9. Comenius Primary
10. St. Sidwell’s Primary
11. South Road Nursery
12. Happy Hearts Nursery
13. Vreed-en-Hoop Secondary

“The Ministry of Education is monitoring the situation, and will provide further information about the state of the schools as additional information is received. The Ministry will alert parents, teachers and students as to when sessions can be resumed at these schools”, the statement concluded.

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