HEED THE CALL! – Plea to residents in low-lying areas

By Tusankine English Last updated Oct 3, 2016

Vehicles drives through heavy water on Spanish Town Road in Kingston, yesterday, as rains from Hurricane Matthew started to affect the island. (Photo by Joseph Wellington via Jamaica Observer)

LOCAL Government Minister (of Jamaica) Desmond McKenzie, in an impassioned plea on Sunday at a press conference held in Kingston, asked Jamaicans living in known flood-prone areas to go to the designated shelters as the island gets ready for the onslaught of Hurricane Matthew.

“Government, following the instructions of the prime minister, has now upgraded the country’s status to Level Three, the highest there is at this this time.

“Hurricane Matthew is no joke as, based on the latest report, the country is going to suffer from severe flooding and heavy showers of rain. I am therefore making a strong appeal for people to heed the call. There is so much and no more Government can do, especially at this time, and people living in flood-prone areas must heed the call and get to safe ground.

“I can inform that I had discussions on Saturday last with the Member of Parliament for East Kingston and Port Royal Phillip Paulwell regarding residents of Port Royal. The Government is sending buses to Port Royal at 6:00 pm this evening (yesterday) and these buses will leave at 8:00 pm. All residents of Port Royal who want to go the shelter can do so. and I want to state emphatically that we (the government) cannot guarantee that transportation will be available after this,” McKenzie said in his appeal.

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