Natural disasters in Jamaica

Jamaica is another country that is affected by natural disasters. Two previously recorded natural disasters in this area are:

An earthquake on June 7, 1692, largely destroyed Port Royal, causing two thirds of the city to sink into the Caribbean Sea such that today it is covered by a minimum of 25 ft (8 m) of water. Known today to 16th-18th-century focused archaeologists as the "City that Sank", it is considered the most important underwater archaeological site in the western hemisphere, yielding 16th-17th-century artifacts by the ton and many important treasures from indigenous peoples predating the 1588 founding from as far away as Guatemala.

Hurricane Allen

Hurricane Allen was the strongest hurricane of the 1980 Atlantic hurricane season. It was one of the strongest hurricanes in recorded history, one of the few hurricanes to reach Category 5 status on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale on three separate occasions, and spent more time as a Category 5 than any other Atlantic hurricane. Allen is one of only two recorded hurricanes in the Atlantic to achieve 190 mph (310 km/h) sustained winds, the other being Hurricane Camille.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If you are in Jamaica and need to contact the emergency services you can call
Ambulance: 110
Fire brigade: 110
Police: 119