Hurricane Dean - A Partial Picture Story

Some telling images of Hurricane Dean as he swept through jamaica.

Toronto Star - Hurricane Dean tears ugly swath through Caribbean, heading for Mexico

KINGSTON, Jamaica–Hurricane Dean toppled trees and tore off roofs in Jamaica's capital city as local residents huddled in their homes and emergency shelters.
Daniel Dale - staff reporter

Jamaica Observer - Dean's fury claims 3 lives

HURRICANE Dean's monstrous winds and relentless rains claimed two lives in St Thomas and possibly a third in St Catherine yesterday, as it pounded the parish, forcing scores of families out of their homes, downing power lines and inundating roadways.

Jamaica Gleaner News - IN RUINS - Hurricane Dean claims one life

State of emergency declared - Blackouts for at least 48 hrs

JAMAICANS TODAY awoke to scenes of destruction in the aftermath of Hurricane Dean, whose outer bands ploughed through southern parishes claiming one life and damaging the country's housing stock.

Hardbeatnews

Hardbeatnews, KINGSTON, Jamaica, Mon. Aug. 20, 12:30 p.m.: The government of Jamaica is beginning a damage assessment following the passage of Hurricane Dean late yesterday.

The Jamaica Public Service Company says the results of preliminary assessments in the aftermath of Hurricane Dean should be available by 1:30 p.m. local time. Flooding and downed trees and power lines is reported in some parts as well as roofless houses. There are no reports of deaths but two injuries are reported as police shot two looters.

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The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management is committed to taking pro-active and timely measures to prevent or reduce the impact of hazards on Jamaica, its people, natural resources and economy through its trained and professional staff, the use of appropriate technology and collaborative efforts with national, regional and international agencies.

HURRICANE WARNING LIFTED

OFFICE OF DISASTER PREPAREDNESS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT

For Immediate Release

NEWS RELEASE # 15

ISSUED ON: Monday, August 20, 2007 at 6:00pm

HURRICANE WARNING LIFTED FOR THE ISLAND

The Hurricane warning was lifted for the island of Jamaica at 10:00am by the Meteorological Service. In the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Dean the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) reports that, regrettably, two persons were confirmed dead from the parishes of Clarendon and St. Thomas.

Blocked Roadways

A number of blocked roads have been reported from the Kingston Metropolitan Area, Western and Northeastern sections of the island, details of which are as follows:

Westmoreland:

• Single lane traffic from Bogue to Content
• Hopeton to Auchin Town blocked
• Chestercastle to Jacksongate (Westmoreland end) blocked
• Single lane traffic in the Three Miles area

St. James:

• Anchovy to Mount Honeb is impassable and the Richmond route is reduced to single lane traffic.
• Downed JPS wires from Chestercastle to Jacksongate (Hanover end)

Trelawny:

Single lane traffic from:

• Rock to Steer Town
• Falmouth to Springvale
• Martha Brae to Kinloss

Work is currently in progress to clear all blocked roads from:

• Rio Bueno to Jackson Town
• Duncans to Long Pond
• Salt Marsh to Kent
• Hamdem to Wakefield
• Deeside to Drumily

Portland:

• All main roads have been cleared except roadways from Muirton to Fair Prospect and Hector’s River to Muirton in Buff Bay.

St. Catherine:

• The Bog Walk area and roads from Ewarton to Mount Diablo are open to single lane traffic.

St. Ann

Single lane traffic:

• From Priory to Bamboo
• Hopewell to Ocho Rios
• Green Park to St. Ann’s Bay
• Milford to Parry Town
• Brown’s Town to Bamboo
• Brown’s Town to Alexandria
• Moneague to Blackstonedge

Shelters:

Earlier today 268 shelters remained open across the island, housing some 6,445 persons. This number is expected to decrease as persons return to their respective homes.

Airports:

The roadway leading to the Norman Manley airport is now open to single lane traffic and the airport is currently accommodating emergency flights only. Full operations should resume tomorrow. At the other end of the island, the Donald Sangster Airport has re-opened to the public.

Coordination of Relief Supplies:

The National Welfare Sub-committee has met and is seeking to establish registration centres for the impacted communities. These registration centres will be located at Seven-Day Adventist Churches island-wide and other soon to be named locations. Emergency distribution of critical relief supplies has commenced and is being coordinated through the Parish Disaster Committee.

Further updates will be supplied as available.

Contact:

Krechet Douglas-Greaves

Information and Training Unit, ODPEM

928-5111-4

kdouglas-greaves@odpem.org.jm

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