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communities affected in Hanover, Clarendon and St. Elizabeth, no shelters were activated in<br />

these parishes. The shelters in these parishes were on standby to receive residents who<br />

instead opted to stay with relatives and/or friends.<br />

Table 6: Number <strong>of</strong> Communities Affected by Parish (as reported to the NEOC)<br />

Parish<br />

Number <strong>of</strong><br />

Communities Affected<br />

Hanover 20<br />

Clarendon 19<br />

KSA 19<br />

Westmoreland 17<br />

St. Catherine 14<br />

St. Elizabeth 13<br />

St. James 10<br />

Manchester 5<br />

St. Thomas 5<br />

St. Ann 4<br />

St. Mary 2<br />

Trelawny 2<br />

TOTAL 130<br />

Source: ODPEM<br />

On October 1, 2010, the ODPEM recommended that the communities <strong>of</strong> New River,<br />

Kintyre, Tavern, Big Bridge, Little London and McNiel’s Land, Hope Tavern, August Town,<br />

River View, Bedward Gardens, Gold Smith Villa be declared as disaster areas and that<br />

measures be instituted to facilitate immediate actions to address the priorities <strong>of</strong> vector<br />

control, water and sanitation, re-housing or relocation <strong>of</strong> affected communities, livelihood<br />

reinstatement infrastructure replacement or flood control measures.<br />

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