FALMOUTH, Trelawny — With the roof of the Trelawny Infirmary damaged by Hurricane Beryl’s strong winds, its 54 residents will have to stay a few days longer at the shelter set up at Hague Primary School ahead of the storm.

Mayor of Falmouth and chairman of the Trelawny Municipal Corporation, Councillor C Junior Gager has indicated that repairs will cost approximately $12 million and work has started on the roof and perimeter fence.

“Barring any unforeseen circumstances, it should be completed by Wednesday or Thursday,” he told the Jamaica Observer.

In addition to the destruction sustained by the infirmary, there was also damage to a nearby building that houses the Poor Relief Department, a section of the Falmouth Market and a bus shed at the Falmouth Transportation Centre.

Yam farmers in the southern section of the parish have been left reeling from losses.

“We have encountered a lot of trees blowing down and yam farmers suffered a lot of damage in their yam fields. We also got a few land slippages… no reports of major flooding. A few buildings have received minor damage and some power lines were struck down by strong winds,” Gager said.

“But in all, we have to give God thanks because it could have been worse and God has really spared us,” the mayor added.