Heavy rains and strong winds blew off roofs and flooded homes in the Mayaro/Rio Claro Regional Corporation's municipality and with tributaries still high, its chairman, Raymond Cozier, is urging residents to be prepared for floods if rains continue.

Giving an update to Newsday on August 7, Cozier said the early morning strong winds and showers on August 7 led to six homes being flooded in Guayaguyare, seven homes' roofs blown off between Guayaguyare and New Grant and a tree falling on a home in the Radix Village.

"Our DMU (disaster management teams) were out all day. The Fire Service came out and helped us too."