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The Government estimates that as many as 11 persons may have died during the passage of Tropical storm Gustav.

The police have confirmed seven deaths directly related to Tropical Storm Gustav. But the authorities are yet to arrive at a final figure, and Prime Minister Golding fears it might rise to as many as 11.

Much of the government's attention is now focused on communities along the Hope River in St. Andrew such as Tavern and Kintyre, where several houses collapsed, and a number of these deaths occurred. Other persons might have died while seeking to cross rivers elsewhere and others were washed away in their vehicles. Image

Mr. Golding says the government is now determined to put a stop to the construction of houses in vulnerable locations such as those along the Hope River. He attributes this practice, in many instances, to faulty decisions by some politicians.

"The truth of the matter is that some of us are too careless and some of us politicians are too irresponsible, in the case of Hope Tavern for example, I am advised that it was declared for many years ago as a no build zone and a politician of great note thought it appropriate to go and allocate the lands to the people as a result the people went there and build their houses and its something that should never have been done, and we are paying the price now," he said.

As many as 150 houses were destroyed, a significant number of them in Portland.

Regarding the country's infrastructure, the prime minister highlighted the destruction of the Harbour View bridge, linking St. Thomas and the Corporate Area as well as the Westmoreland Bridge in St. Mary.

He says work will start almost immediately to erect a temporary bailey bridge across the Harbour View span to restore that vital link between the Eastern side of the island and the country's capital.

In the meantime, the prime minister says the government is very reluctant to legislate compulsory location of citizens from vulnerable communities. A St. Catherine farmer died early Friday morning as heavy rains caused his house to collapse. The dead man is Gilbert Wright,60, of Marley near Point Hill in the parish.

Former Jamaica Labour Party Councillor for the Ginger Ridge Division, Hyman Smith told RJR News that the house collapsed during the a heavy down pour.

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