Excerpt from the Jamaica Observer column published on Monday, July 19, 2021
By Jean Lowrie-Chin
The heaviest rainfall in a century broke the banks of rivers in Germany and Belgium and a dike in Holland, leaving over 120 people dead and scores missing. It was heartbreaking to see the reports of homes being swept away and small business owners, who had just completed preparations for reopening after the COVID-19-related closure, losing their shops to powerful currents. Leaders have ascribed this catastrophe to climate change. We send our sympathy to these members of the European Union, which has been incredibly supportive of Jamaica.
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