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  • Tags: Environmental refugees - Jamaica

Flood victims

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"Lyneth Edwards from Old Harbour, with 2 children."

Flood victims

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"The homeless couple: Charlton Mitchell, 30, and his common-law-wife Yvonne Grant, 19, with their 20-month-old son, Cleveland. They lost their two-apartment timber house during the September 18 downpour when the raging Pen Gully overflowed its banks…

Flood victims

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"Where are we going to sleep tonight? A group of citizens from the McGregor Gully area ask. As a result of flooding they were unable to enter their homes which were under water last night."

Flood victims

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"It's chow time: It is mealtime at the Cokesview Primary Relief Centre in Waterworks, Westmoreland, and despite their despair, the members of this family find time to relax. More than 20 families affected by the recent flood rains are housed at this…

Flood victims

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Prime Minister Michael Manley, George Headlam and others touring a shelter following flood rains.

Flood victim

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"Children left homeless by this week's flood rains enjoy a healthy lunch provided by the Red Cross on Friday at the National Stadium where they are temporarily housed. The Stadium is being used to accommodate over 400 victims of the Gilda storm…

Gilda flood victims

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"For future use: a young girl carefully places a mop with her parents luggage."