Hurricane Dennis and Hurricane Emily 2005

Seven persons lost their lives as a direct result of the hurricanes, 6 in St. Elizabeth and 1
in St. Thomas. The Ministry of Health (MOH) reported that a 35-year-old male drowned
due to flooding caused by Dennis in Georgia, St. Thomas while in St. Elizabeth 5 persons
drowned in a freak accident due to flooding and one was electrocuted by lightening. The
casualties in St. Elizabeth comprised 4 adults aged 20-35 years, one of whom was a
female and two children aged 4 years and 5 months, respectively.

Document(s): https://goo.gl/dAaTfX
Taken from these original sources
PIOJ (2005)

country: 
Jamaica
category: 
gender
year: 
2005

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