A cowshed for a home
Barrackpore family seeking help to rebuild
When a 6.8 magnitude earthquake rocked T&T a year ago, 78-year-old Suganee Sam and her daughter Soomatee huddled together, praying that their home constructed of rusted galvanised sheets and discarded wood would not collapse on them.
It was a heart-palpitating event similar to what they suffered in 2017 when pieces of their roof blew away as Tropical Storm Bret beat down in T&T.
With the 2019 rainy season here, the Barrackpore family of five believes that their home is just one adverse weather away from being torn apart with them inside. While help has been hard to come by, a few Penal residents are hoping to gather building materials to help construct a new home for the family.
When Guardian Media visited Suganees home in the bushes off Rig Road yesterday, even their scrawny pet dogs were struggling to survive.
It was a heart-palpitating event similar to what they suffered in 2017 when pieces of their roof blew away as Tropical Storm Bret beat down in T&T.
With the 2019 rainy season here, the Barrackpore family of five believes that their home is just one adverse weather away from being torn apart with them inside. While help has been hard to come by, a few Penal residents are hoping to gather building materials to help construct a new home for the family.
When Guardian Media visited Suganees home in the bushes off Rig Road yesterday, even their scrawny pet dogs were struggling to survive.
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