The Guyana Hydromet Service is warning that over the next three days heavy rainfall is expected across Guyana with the potential for significant flooding in a number of communities, especially low-lying and flood prone areas. The advisory is expected to remain in place until Friday night.

In a statement last evening, the Civil Defence Commission urged all members of the public to take necessary precautions during the expected period of rainfall and flooding.

The CDC said members of the public should avoid flood-prone areas whenever possible, exercise extreme caution when driving or walking during rainfall, keep drains, trenches and waterways clear to reduce risk of flooding and secure important documents, household items and other valuables.

The Hydromet Service is predicting that over the next three days, the country will experience cloudy to overcast conditions with frequent showers and thundershowers across Regions 1–5, 7, 9, and southern Region 6, with rainfall between 20–50mm.

Other areas are expected to experience partly cloudy to cloudy skies with scattered showers and lighter rainfall of 10–20 mm.

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