ALTHOUGH much of the flooding in the Penal/Debe area took place on June 11 and quickly subsided, while mainly limited to the streets, the regional corporation's chairman has warned that the risk of further inundation was elevated with high tide on the afternoon of June 12.

Penal/Debe Regional Corporation (PDRC) chairman Gowtam Maharaj told Newsday most of the tributaries running through the burgess were almost at capacity by 2 pm and could burst their banks when the tide came in. The Met Office forecast high tide around 5.26 pm. Apart from being near capacity, he said the major rivers in the area flow into the South Oropouche River which was around 90 per cent capacity.

"Reality is, if it backs up it will overtop. It's a large river."