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CHAIRMAN of the Sangre Grande Regional Corporation Kenwyn Phillip says the Elmina Clarke Allen Highway – built by the previous PNM government and opened mere days before the April 28 general election – is contributing to major flooding recently experienced in parts of Sangre Grande.

Heavy and consistent showers on the weekend saw major localised flooding in several parts of the eastern corporation.

Phillip said run-off from the new highway, which links the towns of Cumuto and Sangre Grande, overwhelmed the drainage system and was a major factor in flooding on Sunday which saw some areas being inundated for the first time ever.