DHA-GENEVA 93/0193

JAMAICA - FLOODS
DHA-GENEVA INFORMATION REPORT NO. 1
21 MAY 1993

1. HEAVY RAINS CONTINUED FOR PAST 2 WEEKS WHICH SEVERELY AFFECTED THE NORTH-EASTERN PART OF THE COUNTRY WITH FLOODS. FURTHERMORE BETWEEN MORNING OF 18 MAY AND MORNING OF 19 MAY HEAVY RAINS WERE EXPERIENCED IN ALL PARTS OF JAMAICA. AS OF 19 MAY, MOST OF THE ISLAND REMAINS UNDER A FLASH FLOOD WARNING.