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Flood victims
"A family in Providence Pen Lane looking at the damage done to furniture after the culvert in the Lane overflowed and three feet high water raged through the houses."
Flood victims
"Flooded out: Residents of this section of Majesty Pen caught moving articles of furniture from their homes yesterday."
Bamboo River District, Morant Bay
"Dog alone: Where have all the people gone? This little dog seems to say as he surveys abandoned dwellings in Bamboo River District in Morant Bay yesterday. Occupants of over 200 houses had to be evacuated as their homes were flooded by heavy rain."
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!"
Papine
"Man demonstrates how this house in the Papine area was moved off its foundations by flood water."
Rutland Drive, Beverly Hills
"Certain residents of Rutland Drive, Beverly Hills were cut off as high water settled in the basin."
Johnson Town
"In a way, Johnson Town citizen, Israel Kerr is lucky. After all, four of his neighbours lost their homes. He did not. And when, during the rains over the week-end, high seas removed his latrine from its base in his backyard, he was able to retain it…
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Phoenix Foundry (The Dome), Falmouth
The Phoenix Foundry or 'The Dome' in Falmouth, Trelawny is one of the oldest surviving industrial complexes in Jamaica. It was built by engineer, Mr.…