These residents of Norris in St. Thomas made it a collaborative washday yesterday, as they tried to prevent their clothing from being further damaged.

Residents of St. Thomas pick up the pieces after Hurricane Dean's onslaught, while agri-sector players ponder future.

Vernon Clarke, a retired policeman, walks out of his home at Pondside Drive, Eight Miles, Bull Bay, St. Andrew, to complete his dressing at the side of the main road as his residence is partially filled with water, since the passage of Hurricane Dean on Sunday. - Peta-Gaye Clachar/Staff Photographer

This senior citizen of Easington, St. Thomas, contemplates his future yesterday, after the devastation of Hurricane Dean. - photos by Norman Grindley /Deputy Chief Photographer

Major players in the agricultural sector are a picture of gloom as they listen to Roger Clarke, Minister of Agriculture and Lands, as he addresses them at his Old Hope Road ministry on Wednesday. The meeting was to assess the impact of Hurricane Dean on the agricultural sector.