A landslide in St. Thomas following heavy rain on Wednesday
Coffee farmer Delroy Roberts bemoaned that the Mount Vernon Gap community has been cut off due to a landslide.
The main road from Hagley Gap to Mahogany Vale is impassable at the Yallahs river crossing.
A team from the National Works Agency has been mobilised to clear the Mount Vernon Gap to Mango Row main road.
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Coffee farmer Delroy Roberts
Persistent rainfall in St. Thomas has prevented efforts by a team from the St. Thomas Municipal Corporation in clearing a landslide, which blocks the Mount Vernon Gap to Mango Row main road.
The team that was dispatched to the area encountered challenges and is expected to return to the area on Thursday.
The residents and coffee farmers say that the road has been affected by numerous landslides since 2020. They are calling for the government to make good on a promise by Minister with responsibility for Works Everald Warmington, who toured the area a year ago, to have the road rehabilitated.
"Right down the road block pon wi. Wi cyah get out wi coffee or nut'n outta eh area. Over three year now from yah suh pop dung and wi really need attention yah suh badly...'cause right now, we is trapped, no vehicle cyah come out, nobody cyah come out, not even walk foot cyah come cross di place. So wi inna a bad state yah now, you nuh, so we need a urgent attention. Rain yah now, everything a guh just drop offa eh tree," coffee farmer Delroy Roberts bemoaned.
Councillor Marsha Francis of the Cedar Valley division visited the area following the landslide and has instructed the team to do what they can to get the road reopened.
A team from the National Works Agency has been mobilised to clear the road.
The main road from Hagley Gap to Mahogany Vale is also impassable at the Yallahs river crossing following heavy rainfall in that area.
Residents of Hagley Gap are marooned as the White River to the east of that community is impassable at the White River Ford.
The Meteorological Service says there is a Trough across Jamaica.
The system is expected to remain across the island through Thursday.
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