The walls in the small room have huge cracks and the roof, which leaks constantly, is made up of tarpaulin and plastic. When it rains, their room is flooded, forcing them to seek refuge with neighbours or to simply huddle together in whatever dry area they can find. "When the rain fall, the roof leak. A pure flooding. Sometime when it rain, mi jus haffi mek dem sleep somewhere else. Mi fret fi dem. Di roof can fail anytime. Mi try mi bes' fi stop di water from come dung, but it can't stop," she said.

She told THE STAR that the recent heavy rains flooded their room yet again and gesturing to a small corner, said, "A right ya so wi haffi hook up inna one corner. Sometime mi haffi bawl. An den sometimes mi nuh have nuttin fi gi dem fi eat. Sometime dem haffi go dem bed without."

Saunders and her children, aged 15 months, five years and 13 years, all share the limited space. She shares a small three-legged bed with her baby and the others sleep on the floor. A table with a bottle of water sat in the middle of the room and attracted several flies. The house has no piped water and the family must go to the nearby standpipe whenever they need the amenity. There is no bathroom and she told THE STAR, "A outta door or river wi go."