The sewage plant on Barnett Street in Montego Bay is surrounded by water after the flood in June 1979.
The plains southwest of Frome were inundated.
The town of Frome was scoured by the Ricketts River, which overflowed its banks and bypassed the bridge, flooding the area.
The front yard of these McNeil Lands residents on Friday, June 15, 1979, when the prime minister toured that part of Westmoreland.
The volume of water coming down the Montego River swept away acres of banana trees as can be seen in this photograph that shows graphically how heavy the rain was.
The 1979 floods were very devasting in western Jamaica. The Ricketts River overflowed its banks. The prime minister and his team toured the affected areas to assess the damage.
