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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."

Flood victims

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"Right: Eighty year old Helen Grant tells of her plight on Thursday night. Thick mud has covered the floor of her house in the background."

Flood victims

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"Jamaica Red Cross Volunteers, members of the Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA) and the Denham Town Secondary School sorting donations of clothing to be sent to flood victims in Western Jamaica. Scene was at the Red Cross Headquarters, 76…

Flood victims

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"Flood hero: Trevor Donan of Water Works, Westmoreland (3rd from left) stands with some of his neighbours whom he rescued during the June 12 flood rains. Trevor saved nine members of one household and three in another. From left are Beverly…

Flood victims

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"It's chow time: It is mealtime at the Cokesview Primary Relief Centre in Waterworks, Westmoreland, and despite their despair, the members of this family find time to relax. More than 20 families affected by the recent flood rains are housed at this…

Flood victims

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"A family in Providence Pen Lane looking at the damage done to furniture after the culvert in the Lane overflowed and three feet high water raged through the houses."

Flood victims

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"Flooded out: Residents of this section of Majesty Pen caught moving articles of furniture from their homes yesterday."

Flood victims

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Prime Minister Michael Manley, George Headlam and others touring a shelter following flood rains.

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Residents using buckets and other means to remove water from from their dwellings following flood rains.