COMMUTERS in Penal had their journeys temporarily delayed due to flash street flooding on June 11 but the Penal Debe Regional Corporation (PDRC) chairman has credited the waters' quick recession to recent mitigation plans.

The streets were inundated by an intense but brief downpour shortly before midday following a night of rainfall. Several parts of Penal Rock Road were rendered near impassable for low vehicles like cars and wagons. Many drivers pulled aside as they plotted their next steps. Some were emboldened to follow behind brave motorists who decided to risk driving their cars through the water while others turned back, hoping to find an alternate route.

"Nah don't study it, that water would go down in 15/20 minutes," one resident shouted to the Newsday team which was among motorists marooned by the quickly rising waters.