Finally the rains have stopped. For some of us it’s business as usual, ‘no problems’. Some however are not so fortunate. The flood rains completely destroyed some homes while severely damaging others. There are still communities where the residents are marooned. Landslides, fallen trees and high waters have completely blocked areas forbidding persons from moving about freely. Bridges have collapsed, roads have broken away and fordings are impassable. To add to the frustration water mains in some sections have broken depriving residents of clean water with which to begin putting their lives back together.

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One housing scheme which has been totally devastated is Kennedy Grove in May Pen.
For the second time in four months the scheme has been flooded out with some of the houses being completely submerged. This is a fairly new housing scheme. The question is why were the houses built in such a flood prone area? Did the developers request proper permission? And if they did who approved it?
All the roads every where island wide are in dire need of urgent attention. The already stretched National works agency will definitely be busy for some time to come. The Causeway and the Mandela High way have both proven to be grossly inadequate and will need to be treated with some amount of priority.
It will take some time for Jamaica to recover from the effects of Hurricane Wilma. There are families left with nothing but the clothes on their backs. It’s at times like these that the true strength of a nation is tested. We need to all get involved and find a way to help our fellow Jamaicans.
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