East St. Thomas MP says several sections of Constituency affected by flooding, landslides

October 23, 2026

Member of Parliament for eastern St. Thomas Yvonne Rose-Marie Shaw says several sections of the constituency have been affected by flooding and landslides, following heavy rains.

This includes a landslide earlier today, which caused students and teachers at the Johnson Mountain Primary School to be marooned for a while.

Ms. Shaw said the students and teachers were later able to leave.

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Other impacted communities are Bath, Wilmington and Sunning Hill.

Ms. Shaw said floodwaters are raging in Bath and residents have sought shelter at the primary school.

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Shaw says residents of Port Morant are worried because the Swamp Road area is flooded.