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Kendal
"House in water: Section of the three-apartment house at Kendal from which 72-year old Violet Morrison and her family were forced to flee because of flooding. According to Mrs. Morrison "we only glad it wasn't in the night." "
Flood victims
"Right: Eighty year old Helen Grant tells of her plight on Thursday night. Thick mud has covered the floor of her house in the background."
Content in Manchester
"Moving out: A woman and her family move out of Content in Manchester after the area was ravaged by floods earlier this week."
Mayfair Apartments (Waterloo Ave.)
"Just the tops of these cars were visible in the parking lot at Mayfair Apartments along Waterloo Avenue."
Majesty Pen
" "But what can we do?" seems to think his Majesty Pen occupant as she stares at the Daily News camera with folded arms."
Jacques Road
"Muddy mirror: The pointing hand (top left) shows the level to which water and mud reached in Miss Yvonne Brown's house on Jacques Road."
McGregor Gully
"A house holder bailing out water from his kitchen after his home was flooded in McGregor Gully."
Railway Beach, Montego Bay
"One of the many houses at Railway Lane Beach which was severely damaged by Thursday night's flooding and Friday's heavy showers in Montego Bay."
Portmore
"Portmore under water: this area is unique in Jamaica. Waterlogged and dangerous, it is the place of greatest risk from hurricane, from earthquake and from flooding. It is home for over 50,000 people!"
Riverton City
"House under water at Riverton City."
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