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Cedar Grove in Manchester

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"Death yard: Relatives and friends at the home of Berrisford Choy who drowned in a pond with Clinton Townsend at Cedar Grove, Manchester."

McGregor Gully

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"The McGregor Gully in spate yesterday. Left of picture shows where a section of the retaining wall was washed away."

Prime Minister Manley at McGregor Gully

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"Prime Minister Manley gets a helping hand across a flooded area during his tour of the McGregor Gully in Vineyard Town yesterday."

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."

Manchester - Ward Avenue

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"Oh what a waste! The protracted drought which has been gripping the island makes any rain, natural or seeded, a blessed event and a precious default on Mandeville's Ward Avenue makes rain a continually wasted and obviously unwanted blessing. Heavy…

McGregor Gully on Windward Road

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"A washed out section of the McGregor Gully on Windward Road where the Pentecostal Church was damaged in islandwide rain Wednesday night. Prime Minister Manley [right] looks at the damage."

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…

St. James to Hanover main road

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"Preliminary estimates for damage to Parish Council Roads in rural St. James have been set at over $800,000 by Mayor Charles Sinclair. Estimates for roads maintained by the Public Works Department are not yet available but are expected to run into…