ONE man drowned during an ill-fated rescue effort and millions of dollars worth of damage was done to property and agriculture, mostly in the south central parishes of St Elizabeth and Manchester, from the effects of Hurricane Charley that side-swiped southern Jamaica on Wednesday.
At least 120 persons were in shelters yesterday because their homes were either flooded or destroyed.
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