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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."

Mountain View Avenue

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"Flash Flood: Traffic on Mountain View Avenue in Kingston came to a halt yesterday afternoon as a localised flash flood put a large area of this main thoroughfare under water. There was only slight to moderate rain in other sections of the city."

Manchester - Clarendon border

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"Clearing the way: Joslyn Cole (left) and Benjamin Parker clearing the road of debris is at Whitney Turn near the Clarendon-Manchester border Tuesday. Mr. Parker told the Daily News that he lost five goats in the heavy rains."

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."

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…