The Hydromet Office has grim tidings for Lethem and other flood-hit Region 9 communities saying heavy rains are forecast to continue for another week over southern Guyana.

Acting Chief Hydromet Officer Garvin Cummings and agriculture minister Robert Persuad on Monday provided reporters with an update on the flood situation from an agriculture perspective at the minister’s Vlissengen and Regent Roads office.

Electricity supply was Sunday night restored to flood-ravaged Lethem, even as authorities activated an emergency system to aid stricken residents many of whom have been evacuated to higher ground.

Residents told demwaves.com that there is still no potable water and residents are relying on bottled and rain water collected in tanks. Two of three wells cannot be used.