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A new J.O.S. bus station at terminus at Mineral Bath

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A number 2A bus going to King Street, parked at the new Jamaica Omnibus Service (JOS) station in Mineral Bath. Traffic police are on the side of the road near a closed road.

Windward Road flooded

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A number two Harbour View (East) to City Centre Jamaica Omnibus Service (JOS) bus traversing through flood waters on Windward Road in Kingston.

Borobridge and Aenon Town

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"Flood rains - the fallen trees in the foreground are mute testimony to the extensive damage caused by the recent flood rains in Clarendon and St. Ann. Residents of Borobridge, St. Ann (on right) can only shout to those in Aenon Town, Clarendon…

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."

Bog Walk Gorge

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"Heavy rains on Saturday make the Bog Walk Gorge impassable as the Rio Cobre River over-runs its banks with water up to five feet in some area. Picture one shows a Public Works Department tractor assisting a Land Rover through the waters 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."

McGregor Gully

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"Surveyed damage: Residents in the McGregor Gully area of St. Andrew survey damage done to their premises by flood waters caused by heavy rains from Hurricane Carmen."

Nutts River fording, St. Thomas

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"Nutts River fording above, was washed away during the April flash flood and left the remote villagers without an alternative route to get out their agricultural produce. This was one of the flood-ravaged areas Prime Minister Manley, Local Government…

Port Royal main road

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"Main road, which leads to Port Royal, becomes a lake whenever it rains. The heavy rains this week showed this as vehicles struggled to get through the water."