Fords flooded

The police are appealing to motorists to avoid use of the Charlton Drive, Benson Road and Grants Pen Road Fords in St Andrew because they are flooded.



The police said the Rio Cobre in St Catherine has also overflowed its banks blocking the Bog Walk Gorge. Motorists are being advised to use the alternatives route through Barry.



The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) is advising persons to avoid areas that are at risk from flooding and landslides



Among these areas are waterways, gullies, streams or rivers.



Director General at the ODPEM, Ronald Jackson, said already there have been reports of flooding in some sections of the Corporate Area.



The ODPEM also said persons should be ready to evacuate if they live in low-lying flood prone areas.



A small craft warning is in effect for offshore areas of the south coast due to strong winds and rough seas.