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  • Tags: Roads - Effect of floods on

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…

Riverside Drive, Heavendale

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"The water transported a lot of mud and rubbish on Riverside Drive in Heavendale, forcing residents to clear their gateways yesterday afternoon."

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…

Maxfield Avenue, Kingston

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"A section of the Corporate Area which was flooded by heavy rains yesterday. These motor vehicles try to move through the over 6 inches of water which fell in the Corporate Area, Maxfield Avenue."

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…

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."

Jacks Hill Gully

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"Derrick Webb's Citroen car being unearthed from a sandy and watery grave in the Jacks Hills gully yesterday."

Highland Drive

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"2. Adina Bruff of Highland Drive uses a rake stick to test the depth of the water in the gully which runs in the back of her yard. Water overflowed the gully bank and went for her house to damage furniture and other personal effects."

"3. Stones…