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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…

Norman Manley Airport dual driveway

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"The heavy rains this week made another pond one side of the dual driveway leading to the Norman Manley Airport. At some parts of the road water was about one foot deep. The authorities have closed the flooded side of the road and the other side now…

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."