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Jacques Road, McGregor Gully
"Members of this family are seen packing their belongings as they prepare to evacuate their Jacques Road home in the McGregor Gully. This residence was also badly affected by last year's Gilda floods."
Railway Lane Beach, Montego Bay
"Citizens of Railway Lane, Montego Bay and Pensions and Security Minister Howard Cooke (left, wearing tie) test the strength of a rope used to secure this damaged house which was flooded when the Barnett River overflooded its banks on Thursday night.…
Sirgany Drive (Kingston)
"Wet existence: Number 14 Sirgany Drive during a short full in Tuesday's heavy showers. Some of the occupants of the home during yesterday and the previous night spent much time syphoning out dirty silty water that flowed between and under their…
Duckenfield Sugar Company Works Yard residents
"Can wi sponge dry? Duckenfield Sugar Company works yard residents trying to dry their bedding which was soaked by last week's flood waters when eight rivers and some 41 supporting gullies were in spate, sending up to eleven feet of water through…
Duckenfield Sugar Company Works Yard residents
"Two Works Yard housewives trying to wash out the mud and excrement from their clothes."
Flood victims
"A washed out family ponder their future."
Flood victims
Section of a flooded out dwelling.
Flood victim
Residents using buckets and other means to remove water from from their dwellings following flood rains.
Barbican Heights
"A bedroom of Al Murray's house at 8 Tavistock, Barbican Heights."
Railway Lane Beach, Montego Bay
"Public Assistant Officer Evelyn Pugh (second from right, front row) speaking with one of the fishermen residing at Railway Lane Beach. This flood victim lost his fishing boat during the floods on Thursday night. The capsized house to the right was…
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St. John's Anglican Church, Ocho Rios
The St. John's Anglican Church in Ocho Rios, St. Ann. There are several graves in the church yard. A tall palm tree is in the church's front yard.