A massive landslide in Portland. Photo by Milton Reid
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Colin Steer, Director of Communication in the Ministry of Education
The National Works Agency (NWA) is urging motorists to exercise caution as some roads are constantly being affected by land slippages.
NWA Communication Manager Stephen Shaw says motorists should be on the lookout for falling material along the Lime Hall main road in St. Ann, the Junction road in St. Mary and the Natural Bridge to Pear Tree Grove road at an area known as Seafield in St. Catherine.
Mr. Shaw disclosed that motorists travelling along the Junction road must approach the area in the vicinity of Georgia or Chovey with caution as a section of the road is damaged.
He said all roads which were affected by heavy rains in St. Catherine have been reopened to single lane. However, continous rain is making it difficult for the NWA to clear roads.
Portland
The NWA has, however, cleared two roads which were blocked by landslides in Portland.
But the Rio Grande to Cuffies Head and Moore Town to Cornwall Barracks roads in the parish are still not accessible to vehicular traffic.
The Portland Municipal Corporation is now meeting to assess the devastation caused by the flood rains.
Representatives of the Corporation have been conducting assessments in affected communities such as Cornwall Barracks, Ginger, Moore Town, Bellevue and Coopers Hill.
Cornwall Barracks is said to be one of the hard hit communities.
Some residents are marooned as the Rio Grande is still in spate.
The residents say they do not have adequate food supplies.
St. Mary
RJR News went through some communities in St. Mary affected by the heavy rainfall on Monday morning.
The Junction road had several roadblocks caused by landslides. In Castleton, traffic was reduced to a single lane.
NWA teams were seen along the Junction, but they complained work was hampered due to heavy rainfall.
Residents in St. Mary have said they are on edge, especially at nights, fearing land slippages and falling boulders after experiencing continuous heavy rains for the last four days.
School attendance
Several schools have been affected by the inclement weather which has resulted in floods and landslides in several parishes since Thursday.
Colin Steer, Director of Communication in the Ministry of Education, told RJR News that a number of schools either did not reopen for the Easter Term which begins today, or reported a low turnout.
The schools are in Trelawny, Portland and St Mary.
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