A boy walks home from school on a flooded Corporate Area street yesterday, while a motorist is stuck in the murky waters, following torrential rains across the country. - Rudolph Brown/Chief Photographer

Many Roads and fords across the island were blocked yesterday after heavy rains lashed the country for the sixth straight day.

A bus loaded with passengers overturned in the Sandy Gully, in the vicinity of Perkins Boulevard, St. Andrew. However, bystanders quickly pulled them from the water.

Several persons were stranded in the Bog Walk gorge yesterday as heavy rains caused the Rio Cobre to overflow its banks, making the Flat Bridge and its surroundings impassable A number of persons had to be rescued by the Bog Walk police.

The gorge was closed, forcing motorists to us routes through Barry and Sligoville.

River course

As the news team proceeded along the Bernard Lodge main road, the road was transformed into a river course.

Many vehicles stalled in the flood waters, while other drivers diverted.

In Salt Pond Gardens, along the Dunbeholden main road, several residents were seen shovelling water out of their dwellings.

They complained bitterly.

"Every time it rain, a so we have the problem down here. And none of the politician not doing anything for us, and a 50-odd house down here," remarked Chevannes Salmon.

Scores left stranded

The Yallahs ford in St. Thomas was also impassable, leaving scores of commuters stranded.

In Clarendon, several roads were flooded, including the Freetown, Sandy Bay, Palmers Cross and Chapelton roads, Bucks Avenue and the Four Paths main road.

The Meteorological Service yesterday extended the flash-flood warning for low-lying and flood-prone areas of all parishes until 5:00 p.m. today.

A flash-flood warning means flooding has been reported or will occur shortly.

Unstable weather conditions

According to the meteorological office, the area of low pressure over the western Caribbean continues to generate unstable weather conditions across the region, including Jamaica.

The meteorological office reported outbreaks of heavy showers and thunderstorms across all parishes.

Projections are for showers and thunder-storms, which will be heavy at times, to continue to affect the island and its territorial waters tonight and tomorrow.

Fishers and other marine interests are advised to exercise caution due to rough sea conditions in the vicinity of showers and thunderstorms.

Scores of motorists in the Corporate Area were left stuck in traffic for hours last night as blocked drains caused several roads to be flooded.

Rasbert Turner and Dwight Nelson contributed to this story.