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‘Catastrophic is a mild term’: Mayor reacts to devastation in his Jamaican town

By Samantha Lindell, CNN

Updated 5:13 PM EDT, Thu October 30, 2025

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'Catastrophic is a mild term': Mayor reacts to devastation in his Jamaican town

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