Bog Walk Gorge

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Title

Bog Walk Gorge

Description

"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."

Subject

Bog Walk (St. Catherine, Jamaica); Gorges - Jamaica; Rural roads - Jamaica; Floods - Jamaica; Roads - Effect of floods on; Roads - Jamaica; Tractors

Creator

Roy Shakes (Daily News)

Date

24-Oct-1978

Source

NLJ Photograph Collection IN: Daily News Collection - Floods, Jamaica

Identifier

D0008147

Rights

Permission to reproduce this image must be obtained from the National Library of Jamaica.

Format

JPEG

Type

Photograph

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Citation

Roy Shakes (Daily News), “Bog Walk Gorge,” National Library of Jamaica Digital Collection , accessed March 29, 2024, https://nljdigital.nlj.gov.jm/items/show/7302.