SONNY Mhbair did not think he would live to see today.

The small farmer from Sunnyside in Linstead, St Catherine, was trapped inside his now-damaged house under several litres of murky water.Added to that, he had his spouse, who had only recently suffered a stroke, to think about.“Di water start to rise and is me and she alone in there and mi couldn’t manage her. Mi couldn’t pull di door either, so mi bawl out fi help but nobody couldn’t come,” said Mhbair, who has been living in the community for three years.A trough moving across the island, which had affected southern and north-eastern parishes, dumped heavy showers on the rural community on Tuesday.The man, who farms pumpkins, corn, cassava, and sweet pepper, told the

Jamaica Observer yesterday that he not only lost crops, but also suffered damage to furniture and appliances.Equally, his life, he said, was on the line.“Likkle most mi life gone, but God deh pon mi side,” he said, minutes after Prime Minister Andrew Holness stopped by during a tour of the flood-ravaged community.Mhbair said he, along with his disabled wife, spent four hours in rising waters before help came.“A two man come and tie rope pon a post and the grille and we hold on pon it as guide and come out. I almost lose mi life,” the man stressed.“Mi lef everything in deh mash-up. I don’t even have a dry shirt fi put on. The place mud up; mi nuh have nothing left,” Mhbair, who was dressed only in pants, said.Visibly distraught, the farmer said the incident has left him uneasy and in fear, noting that anxiety sets in with the threat of more rain.The Meteorological Service of Jamaica said the rain is expected to continue through to today as the trough moves away from the island.“Mi a ask fi some help. This never happen yet; it mash mi up,” said Mhbair.— Kimone Francis