🌎 Latin America 22h ago · Arthur Hall Editor HallA@jamaicaobserver.com

One shower too many

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One shower too many
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MONTEGO BAY, St James— Several residents of a section of the Estuary Housing Scheme in Montego Bay, who had held out hope that the area’s flooding problems would be resolved, are now relocating or making arrangements to leave.

Heavy rains on Monday evening lashed sections of St James, leaving parts of the scheme under at least four feet of water and forcing remaining residents to flee to safety.

The rainfall, which lasted for approximately one hour, also sent water rushing through sections of

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