KINGSTON, Jamaica — Flow Jamaica is reporting that internet, cable and phone services for its fixed customers have been restored to 65 per cent of the communities that were impacted during Hurricane Beryl, which affected the island last Wednesday.

Since the hurricane struck, Flow has been focused on restoring connectivity for as many people in the shortest possible time.

As of Wednesday, Flow has increased its mobile coverage availability across the island to 88 per cent as it carries out repairs on priority mobile sites. The company said it has also repaired 73 per cent of damaged cables.

These figures are expected to improve as the company has mobilised all resources, including support from parent company, Liberty Latin America, to restore service quickly.

The company said it will now be focusing on restoring service to St Elizabeth. St Elizabeth is one of the many parishes that received the brunt of Beryl’s impact on July 3 with widespread damage to homes, businesses, and agriculture.

Flow said on Wednesday that restoration efforts were focused on sections of Watchwell to Pedro, Top Hill to Junction, Flagaman to Top Hill, Black River to Whitehouse, and surrounding areas.

In the meantime, Flow also began providing humanitarian aid in St Elizabeth.

The company said team members visited Black River and nearby communities on Wednesday to distribute care packages and top-up vouchers to residents who have had the most traumatic impact from Hurricane Beryl.

The company, through the Cable and Wireless Charitable Foundation, has also partnered with World Central Kitchen, which has delivered more than 8,000 meals to people in St Elizabeth, Clarendon, and Manchester.

In addition, in the absence of electricity, Flow has dispatched its mobile units to several communities to provide charging services.