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Rising Waters
11/16/05
Rising Waters
Hurricane season 2005 has turned out to be one of the busiest ever recorded. Although speared a direct hit by the many named storms Jamaica has had several close encounters which drenched the island and has left the earth super saturated. As a result any amount of rainfall even a drizzle is now causing flooding in many parts of the island. Another major concern is the number of landslides occurring along our main roadways.
Recently in Wakefield in Falmouth, Trelawny over 30 families had to be evacuated because of rising waters. After heavy rainfall on Monday night many roads were blocked by flooding. Sections of Junction main road in the vicinity of Grande Hole were also blocked from landslides. The Bog Walk Gorge in St. Catherine and the Castleton main roads were impassable.
Follow up:
Approximately 200 persons were trapped along the Bog Walk Gorge between Tuesday afternoon and early Wednesday morning. Reports are that some motorists had crossed Flat Bridge going towards Linstead when they encountered rising waters. They then tried to return to Spanish Town but found themselves trapped by more rising water in the opposite direction. One car was swept away by the raging waters, no one was inside. Persons had to climb the hilly embankment to escape the rising waters.
While on the Castleton main road several persons were also trapped by landslides from Tuesday to about midday Wednesday. In Troja, St. Catherine a high school student was washed away by flood waters as he attempted to cross a fording. Over 50 students had to spend the night at the Troja High School as they were unable to get home because of the flooded roads.
As if that weren’t enough there is another tropical depression headed in our general direction. Tropical Depression 27, at this time is not forecasted to hit Jamaica directly. However we are expecting some amount of rain from the system.
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Reasons why I love my Jamaican Mom
1. My Mother taught me about ANTICIPATION.
"Just wait till we get home."
2. My Mother taught me about RECEIVING.
"You going get a ass'n when we get home!"
3. My Mother taught me to MEET A CHALLENGE.
"What di backside yu thinkin'? Answer me when me talk to you...Don't talk back to me!"
4. My Mother taught me CONSEQUENCES.
"If yu run cross de road an' cyar lick yu dung, a goin' kill yu wid lick."
5. My Mother taught me THE VALUE OF EDUCATION.
"If yu no go a school, yu a go tun tief or walk an' pick up bottle."
6. My Mother taught me MEDICAL SCIENCE.
"If yu tun over yu eye lid an fly pitch pan it, it a go stay so fi evva."
7. My Mother taught me to THINK AHEAD.
"Is not one time monkey goin' wan' wife"
8. My Mother taught me ESP.
"Yu tink a don't know what yu up to nuh?"
9. My Mother taught me HUMOR.
"If yu don' eat food, breeze goin' blow yu 'way."
10. My Mother taught me how to BECOME AN ADULT.
"Come an' tek yu beatin' like man."
11. My Mother taught me about SEX.
"Yu tink say yu drop from sky?"
12. My Mother taught me about GENETICS.
"Yu jus' like yu faada."
13. My Mother taught me about my ROOTS.
"Yu tink mi come from "Back A Wall?"
14. My Mother taught me about WISDOM OF AGE.
"When yu get to be as ol' as me, yu wi understan'."
15. And my all time favorite... JUSTICE.
"One day wen yu have pickney, a hope dem treat yu same way."
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