NATURE OF EVENT

The Meteorological Service has advised that a Trough west of Jamaica has been influencing the weather conditions across the island since Saturday night. Satellite imagery and Radar reports indicated light to moderate showers across affected all parishes especially sections of central and eastern parishes throughout the night.

Current projections are for light to moderate and at times heavy showers, along with thunderstorms, to continue affecting sections of all parishes through to Thursday May 18, 2017.

Source: https://weather.msfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/post-goes

DATE: TIME:

May 16, 2017 11:30 a.m.

EVENT: Adverse Weather (induced by a Trough)

DATE OF EVENT: May 15-16, 2017

SITUATION REPORT NO.: 2

SITUATION REPORT 2

OFFICE OF DISASTER PREPAREDNESS

AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT

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Table 1: Preliminary Rainfall Data

Source: National Meteorological Service

IMPACTS OVER JAMAICA Incidences of flooding and landslides across the island with several roadways and bridges rendered impassable or reduced to single lane traffic. A number of major rivers across the country are in spate namely, Rio Grande in Portland, Rio Minho in Clarendon, Morant River in St. Thomas and Outram in St. Mary. In the parish of Clarendon, all health centres are closed and the majority of road network is impassable due to flooding and landslides. Table 2: Communities Impacted

PARISH COMMUNITY IMPACTS

CLARENDON

Toll Gate Flooding

Alley Flooding

Parnarsus Flooding

York Town Flooding

Porus District of St. Toolies marooned

Farquarhar Community marooned

Aenon Town Flooded waters estimated to be 17ft

Frankfield Community is without electricity

Pennants Flooding

Bog Hole Flooding

PORTLAND

Manchioneal Flooding

Windsor Forest Flooding

ST. CATHERINE Mount Rosser Section blocked due to landslide and failure of a retaining wall

Linstead Sunnyside is severely flooded

ST. ELIZABETH

Santa Cruz Flooding

Frenchman Few houses affected by flooding

PARISH STATION RAINFALL Amount (mm)

St. Mary Orange River 160.6

Clarendon May Pen 43.4

Trelawny Bengal Fam 43

Portland Broadway House Hardware 111.5

Westmoreland Frome 59.0

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PARISH COMMUNITY IMPACTS Newton

MANCHESTER Alligator Pond Housing Scheme flooded

ST. MARY Port Maria Town centre flooded. Entrance of Port Maria Primary School inundated.

Junction Landslide in the vicinity of Broadgate

ST. THOMAS Bath Flooding

Poor Man’s Corner

ST. ANN Cave Valley Flooding. Water depth ~3 feet

Middlesex, Moneague Flooding. Four (4) families evacuated, 16 houses and cars inundated

Douglas Castle 6 houses flooded

Alderton 2 houses flooded

TRELAWNY Albert Town Landslide

Troy Landslide

Stettin Landslide

Thompson Town Along the main road. Road is open to single lane traffic

WESTMORELAND Llandilo Llandilo housing scheme flooded

Three Miles River flooding

Table 3: Impacted Roadways

Parish Roadway Affected

Manchester Porus Main Road flooded

Milk River Bath Road Flooded and impassable

Clarendon Alley Bridge Impassable

Glenmuir Road Flooded

Garvel Hill Bridge Impassable

St. Catherine Mount Rosser Vicinity of Roadside blocked due to landslide and failure of a retaining wall

St. Elizabeth Nain road Flooded

Myersville Main Road flooded

Brompton to Oxford Flooded

Portland Flourescence Hill Blocked

St. Thomas Belvedere flooded

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UTILITIES

The northern section of Clarendon is without electricity - Kellits, Frankfield, Cave River and Aenon Town

INFRASTRUCTURE

Southwood Foot Bridge in Clarendon washed out SHELTERS The following emergency shelters have been activated Table 4: Activation of Emergency Shelters

PARISH SHELTER NUMBER OF OCCUPANYTS

CLARENDON

Toll Gate Primary 0

Osbourne Store Primary 0

York Town Primary 0

Aenon Town Primary 0

Rocky Point Community Centre

0

Portland Cottage Primary 0

Kellits Primary 0

Frankfield Primary 0

Stacyville Primary 0

ST. CATHERINE 4H Centre, Rosehall 0

Rosehall Community Centre 0 Note: Reports from St. Catherine Parish Disaster Coordinators is that evacuees wish to stay friends and family.

ACTIVATION OF PARISH EMERGENCY OPERATION CENTRES

Full activation of PEOC in Clarendon and St. Catherine

Partial activation in Manchester and St. Elizabeth AGENCY ACTIONS TAKEN ODPEM

Four (4) rescue boats deployed to JDF to support rescue operations in Linstead, St. Catherine

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NEOC activated at Level 2 -

Shelter managers on standby in affected parishes for activation of emergency shelters.

MOE

Issued advisory for all schools to be closed with the exception of those in the parishes of Westmoreland, Hanover and St. James.

The MOE further advised students sitting regional exams to make every to go their school or the nearest centre to sit these exams provided it is safe to do so.

JDF/JCF/JFB

Approximately 30 persons rescued in Sunnyside in Linstead. Of the number of persons rescued 10 were children and 1 person (male) has been hospitalized.

WELFARE & RELIEF

Relief items to be distributed to the parish of Clarendon

Morant River, St. Thomas in spate

Flooding in the town of Port Maria

Photo credits: Parish Disaster Coordinators