Pandamonium broke out late this afternoon along the West Bank of Demerara just a few minutes drive from the Demerara Harbour Bridge.

Along  Vreed –en-Hoop village water from the Demerara River over flowed and flooded the area. It was reported that cars were unable to traverse the road because the water was about 8 inches above he ground and continues to rise.

The road is higher than the land where thousands of residents live.

A long line of traffic stalled for hours from the Harbour Bridge to the junction that leads to

At about 11:30h today 18 year old Keisha Fernandes of Block ‘Y’ Cummings Lodge, ECD, was abducted by a woman from her work place in Brickdam, Georgetown, and taken to a hotel in Church Street, Georgetown.

Acting promptly on the reports made and information received, the police went to the hotel where they found Keisha Fernandes and the woman. The woman was arrested and will attend court tomorrow to face charges.