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Railway Beach, Montego Bay
"One of the many houses at Railway Lane Beach which was severely damaged by Thursday night's flooding and Friday's heavy showers in Montego Bay."
Papine
"Man demonstrates how this house in the Papine area was moved off its foundations by flood water."
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!"
Floods, Jamaica
"And the rains came. And when the rains were over, Jamaica began to count its dead, to calculate the coast of the damage to its crops, its roads, its housing and the cost in human effort destroyed and wasted."
Chelsea Avenue (Kingston)
"Chelsea Avenue was one of the first roads reported to be flooded recently as rains from Hurricane Katrina pelted the island. A Volkswagen is seen trying to make its way through the water at the intersection of Chelsea Avenue and Half-Way Tree Road."
Bogue Hill, St. James
"Flood deaths: Four of the five bodies recovered in the Bogue Hill area of St. James ready for burial. A total of 32 people have been confirmed dead in Western Jamaica as a result of last week's flood rains."
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Harold Butler's birthday party
"Birthday Party: Harold Butler stands in the centre of a group of friends on his birthday, which was celebrated recently at Epiphany. Everyone was in…