Loss of bridges, multiple damaged roads and marooned communities have made Clarendon the parish worst affected by more than 72 hours of heavy rainfall, The Jamaica Gleaner reports.
Rio Minho overflowed its banks in several sections of northern Clarendon causing sever damage in many communities. Near Pennack Bridget, farmers have lost crops and evacuated their homes. In southern Clarendon, extensive flooding was reported in Banks, Sedge Pond, Water Lane, Foga Road, McGilchrist Pen and Four Paths. Alley bridge was temporarily impassable while the Green River and Dam Head bridges along Rio Minho were washed away.
Office of Disaster Preparedness reported Aenon Town in Clarendon North Western inundated with up to 5.2 m (17 feet) of flood waters.
Scores of motorists and pedestrians were also left stranded in Pennants Square as the Rio Minho, which was in spate and overflowed on to the roadway, deposited truckloads of silt......[READ MORE]