Tropical Storm Nicole - Planning Institute of Jamaica

Table 17: Preliminary Estimates of Damage to Greenhouses
PARISH Unit Type of Estimated Value Estimated Value Total
Structure Damage to Structure ($) Damage to Crops ($) Damage ($)
Portland 1 metal 100,000.00 0 100,000.00
St. Ann 3 wood 1,020,000.00 200,000.00 1,220,000.00
St. Mary 8 wood 3,600,000.00 1,000,000.00 4,600,000.00
St. Elizabeth 3 metal 670,000.00 209,000.00 879,000.00
Manchester 7 wood, metal 2,500,000.00 2,500,000.00 5,000,000.00
Trelawny 1 metal 10,000.00 10,000.00 20,000.00
Hanover 1 metal 100,000.00 40,000.00 180,000.00
St. James 2 metal 300,000.00 0 300,000.00
TOTAL
26 8,300,000.00 3,959,000.00 12,299,000.00
ESTIMATED LOSS
Source: RADA
Farm Roads
A total of 739.6 km of farm roads were damaged by the heavy rains. St. Andrew and
Portland experienced the greatest impact as 141 and 11.8 kms of roads were damaged at a
cost of $100.8 million and $91.8 million, respectively (Table 18). One hundred kilometers
(100km) of farm road was also damaged in the parish of St. Catherine.
Table 18: Preliminary Estimates of Damage to Farm Roads
PARISH Damage (km) # of Roads Cost of Damage ($million)
St. Catherine 100 25 37.000
St. Andrew 141 31 100.80
Portland 111.8 31 91.80
St. Ann 62.4 17 62.35
St. Mary 30 12 25.00
St. Thomas 62 38 36.30
Clarendon 27 20 27.00
St. Elizabeth 40 15 38.00
Manchester 61.4 18 57.50
Trelawny 33 17 28.80
Hanover 28 11 28.00
St. James 23.5 9 23.50
Westmoreland 19.5 5 18.50
TOTAL 739.6 249 574.55
Source: RADA
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