Tropical Storm Nicole - Planning Institute of Jamaica

LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1: Radar Composite - Rainfall on September 27 and Affected Communities ................ 3
Figure 2: Radar Composite - Rainfall on September 28 and Affected Communities ................ 4
Figure 3: Island Rainfall: Tropical Storm Nicole ............................................................................. 6
Figure 4: Percentage Mean Island Rainfall: Tropical Storm Nicole ............................................. 7
Figure 5: Rainfall Accumulation September 24 – October 1, 2010 .............................................. 9
Figure 6: Status of Shelters Sept 29 – October 5, 2010 ................................................................ 10
Figure 7: Levels of Damage to Houses Critically Affected by Tropical Storm Nicole -
Westmoreland ............................................................................................................................ 16
Figure 8: Areas Critically Affected by Tropical Storm Nicole – Westmoreland ..................... 17
Figure 9: Communities Affected by TS Nicole and Geographic Distribution of Poverty ..... 19
Figure 10: Damage to Educational Institutions ............................................................................. 25
Figure 11: Institutions Affected by Region .................................................................................... 26
Figure 12: Summary of Damage to the Health Sector.................................................................. 29
Figure 13: Total Damage to Agricultural Sector by Parish .......................................................... 33
Figure 14: Preliminary Costs of Damage to Crops by Type of Crop ......................................... 34
Figure 15: Cost of Damage to Livestock Due to Tropical Storm Nicole .................................. 36
Figure 16: Status of Roads after Tropical Storm Nicole – September 30, 2010 ....................... 50
Figure 17: Gully channel filled with silt and shrub in Clarendon ............................................... 54
Figure 18: Large mats of seagrass uprooted in Negril .................................................................. 56
Figure 19: Eroded section of a section of Long Bay Beach in Negril ........................................ 57
Figure 20: Turbid waters of the Hope River .................................................................................. 58
Figure 21: Unemployment Rate by Quarters, 2006-2010 ............................................................ 65
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