By Noel Thompson, Freelance WriterWESTERN BUREAU:
SECTIONS OF Western Jamaica were flooded yesterday by heavy rains caused by tropical storm Lili, with the worst affected parish being Trelawny.
The Clark's Town police said flooding had left the Daniel Town and Long Pond main roads leading into Clark's Town impassable. Houses in the Bottom Town, Vale Royal and Samuel Prospect communities were also flooded, with some villagers having to seek shelter with relatives and friends.
The Albert Town-to-Jackson Town main roads were also flooded. A source in Prospect told our Trelawny correspondent that some houses had been blown down, while the roofs of others had been blown off.
The source said that a church in the area had been flooded out. In upper Trelawny, the Troy River in Warsop overflowed causing flooding in Wilson Run, Heading and Tyrewoods. There were reports that houses in Barnes Stable near Stewart Town were flooded and at least one resident was forced to seek refuge.
"Barnes Stable is always flooded whenever it rains heavily, because there is a pond nearby and whenever it cannot contain the quantity of water, it overflows," a resident of Stewart Town said.
The tiny community of Bamboo Spring was cut off from the Ulster Spring main road and villagers had to seek other routes to the area. A resident of Duncans said the area encompassing the Highway 2000 project had been flooded. The main road between Duncans and Carey Park was heavily flooded, and water had reached waist high. This made it impassable for small vehicles, but larger units made their way through. The resident said the Duncans police were directing traffic and were making efforts to find an alternative route, but this proved futile.
"Much of the marl area that had been designated for the Highway 2000 project is covered with water and sections have been dug up too because motorists have been trying to use the area as a drive-through," she said.
