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Spared the worst

Published:Wednesday | November 6, 2024 | 12:10 AM
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Residents of the Waterloo community, off the Sligoville main road in St Catherine, try to help a motorist whose car got stuck in a hole along the roadway in the community during the passage of Tropical Storm Rafael on Tuesday.
Ian Allen/Photographer
Residents of the Waterloo community, off the Sligoville main road in St Catherine, try to help a motorist whose car got stuck in a hole along the roadway in the community during the passage of Tropical Storm Rafael on Tuesday.
The Green Acres Police Station was flooded during the rains caused by the passage of Tropical Storm Rafael on Tuesday.
Ian Allen/Photographer
The Green Acres Police Station was flooded during the rains caused by the passage of Tropical Storm Rafael on Tuesday.
A delivery man rides through a flooded section of St John’s Road in St Catherine, during rains caused by the passage of Tropical Storm Rafael on Tuesday.
Ian Allen/Photographer
A delivery man rides through a flooded section of St John’s Road in St Catherine, during rains caused by the passage of Tropical Storm Rafael on Tuesday.
Residents of Riverside Drive in New Haven, St Andrew, make their way through floodwaters caused by the heavy downpour during the passage of Tropical Storm Rafael on Tuesday.
Matthew McKoy/Photographer
Residents of Riverside Drive in New Haven, St Andrew, make their way through floodwaters caused by the heavy downpour during the passage of Tropical Storm Rafael on Tuesday.
A motorist got stuck at a section of Chesterfield Avenue in Seaview Gardens, St Andrew, as the rain conditions worsened yesterday. Both the driver and his son attempted to get the vehicle out of a large hole.
Matthew McKoy/Photographer
A motorist got stuck at a section of Chesterfield Avenue in Seaview Gardens, St Andrew, as the rain conditions worsened yesterday. Both the driver and his son attempted to get the vehicle out of a large hole.
A boulder is seen along the Grove main road in Cedar Valley, St Thomas, that appeared to have fallen during a landslide yesterday.
Antoine Lodge/Photographer
A boulder is seen along the Grove main road in Cedar Valley, St Thomas, that appeared to have fallen during a landslide yesterday.
A motorist carefully navigates his way through a section of Mango Row Road in Cedar Grove, St Thomas, which was affected by a landslide during the passage of Tropical Storm Rafael.
Antoine Lodge/Photographer
A motorist carefully navigates his way through a section of Mango Row Road in Cedar Grove, St Thomas, which was affected by a landslide during the passage of Tropical Storm Rafael.
Residents of Race Course and Alley in Clarendon observe as the Alley Bridge became impassable due to floodwaters associated with Tropical Storm Rafael.
Nathaniel Stewart/Photographer
Residents of Race Course and Alley in Clarendon observe as the Alley Bridge became impassable due to floodwaters associated with Tropical Storm Rafael.
Motorists drive along a flooded roadway in Portland Cottage, Clarendon, because of rainfall associated with Tropical Storm Rafael on Tuesday.
Nathaniel Stewart/Photographer
Motorists drive along a flooded roadway in Portland Cottage, Clarendon, because of rainfall associated with Tropical Storm Rafael on Tuesday.
Members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force advising residents that the Alley Bridge in Clarendon was impassable because of floodwaters associated with Tropical Storm Rafael.
Nathaniel Stewart/Photographer
Members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force advising residents that the Alley Bridge in Clarendon was impassable because of floodwaters associated with Tropical Storm Rafael.
Fallen trees at a section of the Mount Prospect main road in St Andrew West Rural.
Rudolph Brown/Photographer
Fallen trees at a section of the Mount Prospect main road in St Andrew West Rural.
A policeman walks along the edge of a section of the McGlashen main road that was cut away in recent days as a result of heavy rainfall in St Andrew West Rural.
Rudolph Brown/Photographer
A policeman walks along the edge of a section of the McGlashen main road that was cut away in recent days as a result of heavy rainfall in St Andrew West Rural.
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Early reports from across the island are that Jamaicans escaped the worst possible outcome of Tropical Storm Rafael.

According to the National Works Agency, there were reports of landslides in St Thomas, northern St Catherine, and flooding in sections of St Andrew, but no significant road damage caused by the rains caused by the storm.