Farmers prepare for more rainfall

FARM families, already suffering from falling incomes and a shortage of fodder for their livestock, were bracing themselves last night for more heavy rain and high winds over the weekend.

Thousands of acres are flooded across the country, farm yards and dwelling houses are saturated and access roads closed after swollen rivers burst their banks.

Farmers are struggling to get feed to stranded livestock due to vast tracks of farm land being under water after the downpours of recent days.