@Chrissy
I am very concerned as i read your postings... Nowhere is more vulnerable from flooding than the capital
of Kingston and lower St. Andrew.. Whenever I see systems that can cause severe flooding, I always remember Sir Alexander Bustamante ( gotta give him his title) because his greatest contribution to Jamaica
was his Gully system that he presided over to reduce the problems of Kingston where water run off is
concerned.
Prior to that Kingston suffered many devastating flood in the early 20th century with many loss of lives.
Unfortunately the Gully system has not been improved and has been compromised by dumping of all kinds
of materials by an indisciplined and uncaring citizenry and lack of care by Central and Local government alike to take appropriate steps to make the waterway do its job.
This system could spell disaster for the country as coupled with poor or non existent or poorly maintained drains in many parts of the country where housing should not have been undertaken makes me shudder.
As a youngster my parents used to make fun of Busta as in our geography studies at school where we had to identify the great rivers and their value to cities , we had fun talking about those cities on the Danube etc but stepped up our humour by specifying London on the Thames and New York City on the Hudson..and ......Kingston on the Gullies.
It was funny then but not anymore 😁
The recent flooding at Chelsea Ave area stems from uttter neglect by the Municipality and those responsible for not being attentive to building permits which allow developments to block or divert channels leaving some folks to be flooded.. There are many fools in charge of certain things making suffering inevitable. Lessons of the past are not learnt and so it goes.
Hope things will not be as bad as we know it can. Stay safe.