UWI Centre for Environment & Development

1. UWI Centre for Environment & Development HURRICANE IVAN

2. THESE PHOTOS WERE TAKEN THREE DAYS AFTER HURRICANE IVAN AFFECTED JAMAICA. THE PHOTOS ARE OF THE HOPE RIVER AT GORDON TOWN AND AT TAVERN. • NOTE THE HOUSING SOLUTIONS.NOTE THE BRIDGE THAT WAS PARTIALLY WASHED AWAY. • NOTE THE EROSION. • CONSIDER THE DAMAGE INFLICTED.

3. View of “Tavern” near Papine, St. Andrew.

4. HOPE RIVER bed: look closely, at the houses.

6. THE HOPE RIVER, upstream in the hills of Gordon Town

7. Hope River at Gordon Town

8. Gordon Town, Hope River, three days after Hurricane Ivan.

9. TAVERN: bridge over Hope River --- partially washed away

11. The Volume and Force of water destroyed part of this bridge.Were there other factors involved?

12. HOPE RIVER: downstream at TAVERN

13. These openings were blocked by debris.

15. Economic loss

20. Eroded !

23. Life on the river bank

24. Thirteen houses were washed away here.

26. House undermined by river.50 feet of backyard gone

32. LIVING ON THE HOPE RIVER

33. Fortunately, people had time to evacuate.

34. No loss of life here but lives upturned.

35. LOSS OF HOME

36. SEVERAL HOUSES SWEPT AWAY

37. Land is free on the river bed

39. THE TAVERN COMMUNITY DAMAGED BRIDGE CHURCH HOPE RIVER

44. Part of a church that was washed away.