Jamaica’s Prime Minister Andrew Holness, estimating that the damage caused by the heavy rains over the past few days at more than two billion Jamaican dollars, says funds will have to be reallocated to deal with the infrastructural damage caused by Tropical Storm Zeta.
Holness has already warned that the two billion dollar estimate could “rise significantly”.
“This two billion dollars would only cover what would be needed for example, to clear the gorge or roadways that have been made impassable and to undertake clearing of drains and gullies and so forth,” Holness said.
The assessment has been undertaken by the National Works Agency (NWA). And Prime Minister Holness told legislators that “based on the extent of the damage and cost, all the required works cannot be immediately done.
