The Constabulary Communication Network (CCN) provided an update on the situation in the Corporate Area.

"Right about now some roads are entirely blocked. Norman Manley Highway, Port Henderson Road that is in Portmore, Lawrence Tavern main road, we have a land slippage at Mavis Bank, Constant Spring Road is impassable the vicinity in Immaculate High School," said CCN Metro Officer Constable Kerrian Beckford.

"In Morant Bay on Queens Street that road is totally impassable. Molynes Road in the vicinity of Ackee Walk, Waterloo Road in the vicinity of Mega Mart, Hope Boulevard, Harbour View in the vicinity of the Quarry, Olympic Way in the vicinity of Cling Cling Avenue, those roads are totally blocked,"

"We have a situation in Lovers' Lane in St. Thomas where persons were trapped in a house, police went to assist them and they refused the assistance of the police. Also the Bath Police Station in St. Thomas the roof was blown off," said Ms. Beckford.

Meanwhile, the Gordon Town Road leading to Mavis Bank is now blocked by a fallen tree.

And a building on Chambers Lane near Matildas Corner collapsed an hour ago.