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  • Tags: Flood damage - Jamaica

Barbican Heights

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"Stuart Pattinson's home was one of those most affected in Barbican Heights during Gilda rains."

Central Manchester

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"After the flood: this is how the inside of many homes in Central Manchester looked after recent flood waters subsided, many people lost most of their furniture and clothing."

Duckenfield Sugar Company Works Yard residents

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"A Banana Board representative and Crop Culture Jamaica's Duckenfield air-strip caretaker looking at the damage done by last week's flash-flood to the Banana Board's spray-plane loading point in East St. Thomas."

Golden Spring

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"A Wag Water tributary broke through this retaining wall flowing into the Golden Spring premises of Alphus Sinclair who is 85 years old. A dejected Mr. Sinclair (on steps) views the damage done to his house which has been standing for over 20 years."

Jacks Hill Gully

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"Derrick Webb's Citroen car being unearthed from a sandy and watery grave in the Jacks Hills gully yesterday."

Jacks Hill Gully

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"Above a JOS bus is stuck fast in the gully at Jacks Hill. The bus was filled with sand and debris."

Jacques Road

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"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."

Jacques Road, McGregor Gully

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"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."

Johnson Town

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"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…