Continuous rainfall in St. Thomas is impacting the recovery efforts in that parish. The National Works Agency (NWA) has since last Wednesday been responding to several incidents of landslides, blocked drains, fallen trees and scoured road surfaces resulting from heavy rains.
Manager, Communication and Customer Services at the NWA, Stephen Shaw says that though the Agency has managed to reopen all the affected main roads, there continues to be a challenge. Mudflows and landslides are affecting some corridors, including those in the Dalvey, Hampton Court and Rocky Point communities.
Mr. Shaw says a further challenge being encountered is that the Plaintain Garden River, which is the source of Shingle that is used to temporarily reinstate the damaged roads is now in spate. This caused a temporary suspension of reinstatement activities in the parish today.
In the meantime, persons are being advised that Hordley Crossing, which is located along the road from Pleasant Hill to Hectors River is now flooded and can only accommodate small vehicles. A section of the Bath to Hordley main road has also been washed out and will pose a challenge to small vehicles.
Mr. Shaw says that motorists are being advised to use these corridors with extreme caution as it continues to rain in St. Thomas. Similar warning is being given to motorists using corridors that have been affected over the last week by landslides.
