News Release No. 11 - Tropical Storm Gustav

Issued on: Thursday August 28, 2008 at 10:30 am

Update: Tropical Storm Gustav

The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) has been advised by the National Meteorological Service that rainfall associated with Tropical Storm Gustav is currently being experienced in the parishes of St. Thomas and Portland. As the system gradually moves closer to the island’s south coast, conditions could worsen in the vicinity of high winds, flood rains and storm surges.

Reports

• The Jamaican Urban Transit Company is advising the public that its buses will be pulled from their routes beginning at 11:00am today
• NROC, operators of the toll roads has advised that all Toll Booths will be opened at 12:00 noon
• Given the current situation, evacuation orders have been issued for the areas on the attached sheet

THE NATIONAL ARENA WILL NOT BE OPEN – MOTORISTS ARE BEING ASKED TO MAKE THEIR WAY VIA THE PRIORTY ROUTES IDENTIFIED TO TAKE THEM OUT OF PORTMORE. PERSONS SHOULD FIRST STAY WITH RELATIVES AND FRIENDS OUTSIDE THE AREA. RESIDENTS WHO HAVE NO ALTERNATIVE HOUSING ARRANGEMENTS WILL MOVE TO THE NEAREST ASSEMBLY POINT WHERE THEY WILL BE PICKED UP BY THE JUTC BUSES OR MAKE THEIR WAY TO THE NEAREST SHELTER.

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