NWA teams responding to roads blocked by heavy rains

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The National Works Agency is sending teams to clear roads in St Andrew, St Catherine, and Portland. Heavy overnight rainfall caused landslides, fallen trees, and debris to block several routes. Teams are also working to address flooding in the affected communities. Stephen Shaw, a manager at the agency, noted that landslides and fallen trees affected main roads from Stony Hill to Toms River and Maryland to Woodford in St Andrew.

The National Works Agency (NWA) is reporting that its teams are responding to blocked and partially blocked roads in St Andrew, St Catherine and Portland following overnight rainfall. The agency says the teams were deployed to several locations to clear landslides, fallen trees and debris, while addressing flooding in affected communities. Manager of Communication and Customer Services at the NWA, Stephen Shaw, said the main roads from Stony Hill to Toms River and Maryland to Woodford in St Andrew were affected by landslides and fallen trees.

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