Bog Walk Gorge, several Corporate Area roads impassable
Flooding at the Bog Walk Gorge
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May 15, 2017

Bog Walk Gorge, several Corporate Area roads impassable

KINGSTON, Jamaica — The police have this morning advised that the Bog Walk Gorge in St Catherine, as well as several roadways in the Corporate Area are impassable as a result of the heavy rains. Motorists are therefore being urged to avoid the following roadways in Kingston, St Andrew and St Catherine:

ST CATHERINE

Bog Walk Gorge

Sunnyside, Linstead

Sections of Church Pen

St Johns Road

KINGSTON & ST ANDREW

Spanish Town Road, vicinity of Six Miles to Three Miles

Hagley Park Road in the vicinity of Portia Simpson Miller Square

Marcus Garvey Drive, east and west

Sections of Maxfield Avenue

Harbour Street

Sections of Windward Road

Sections Deanery Road

Sections of Mountain View Avenue

Sections of Michael Manley Boulevard heading towards the airport

Harbour View in the vicinity St Benedict’s Primary School

Camp Road and South Camp Road intersections

An area known as ‘Little Spring’ in Gordon Town

Mona RoadVideos circulating on social media this morning showed several Corporate Area roads under water, after heavy rains throughout yesterday and into the morning.A Flash Flood Warning remains in effect until 5:00pm today for 10 parishes, while a Watch remains for the other four.

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