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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forumswe've had major floods on the island after close to 36 hours of rain
in our central, south-eastern and eastern parishes.
People were rescued in their ceiling in one part of Clarendon as rivers are in spate.
Boulders are falling in the Flat Bridge area. St Thomas and Portland are messed up.
Ah well this too will pass
gademocrat7
(10,660 posts)malaise
(269,057 posts)it rarely floods around here. The coastal folks, communities close to rivers and areas prone to mudslides - those folks suffer over and over. Many folks were stuck on the roads for hours.
Haven't seen non-tropical storm/hurricane rain like this since 2002 and the failure to warn folks is the worst part.
We changed all our plans since Friday because I don't joke with weather in these parts.
pangaia
(24,324 posts)Hope all turns out well..
malaise
(269,057 posts)Folks are crazy here - they'll jump up and wave through the streets - rain or no rain.
Meanwhile lots of folks in rural Jamaica have had their homes destroyed or severely damaged.
pangaia
(24,324 posts)smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)Hope all is well where you are.
MineralMan
(146,317 posts)Good luck to everyone there!
malaise
(269,057 posts)MineralMan
(146,317 posts)Looks like a big clean-up job.
malaise
(269,057 posts)but so far no humans have lost their lives
MineralMan
(146,317 posts)The loss of livestock and pets is bad enough. What a disaster!
spanone
(135,844 posts)saturated.
malaise
(269,057 posts)stay safe
spanone
(135,844 posts)malaise
(269,057 posts)We knew rain was coming because we watch the weather but we were sure when one of the feral cats (who had kittens a few days ago) moved them to the kitty carrier on the patio. Animals are amazing.
kentuck
(111,104 posts)malaise
(269,057 posts)We're fine here
bathroommonkey76
(3,827 posts)We are under a flood watch here in Central North Carolina until Tuesday. The local meteorologists are saying we could get 1-4 inches of rain.
malaise
(269,057 posts)No rain right but the forecast suggests that it will be back later - the air is clean and it's cool.
Very pleasant for those of us who have no flood water or damage.
Stay safe
shraby
(21,946 posts)It's stopped raining for now.
greytdemocrat
(3,299 posts)Right???
dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)and just about as wet now, too.
Hope you are otherwise well...
malaise
(269,057 posts)I'm fine - watching the IAAF relays from the Bahamas