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  • Tags: Watersheds - Jamaica

Ginger Hall - St. Thomas

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"Some causes of flooding: This drain at Ginger Hall near Bath, being too small to take the volume of water, was previously not cleared until it rained was the cause of flooding of several homes in the Ginger Hall area of St. Thomas in the current…

Flood victims

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A woman stoops and looks out at the water flowing through the nearby gully.

Stagnant water in Brown's Gully, Morant Bay

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"Health hazard - Brown's Gully in Morant Bay has stagnant water and heavy morass all year round except when there's a down-pour of rain to flush the gully. It is one of the many breeding grounds for mosquitoes and ring-worms. In addition, residents…