As heavy rains continue to pelt sections of the island the National Works Agency says its teams are out in the affected communities, attempting to clear blocked roadways.

NWA Communications Manager Stephen Shaw says the teams are responding to massive flooding, landslides and mud flows in St. Ann, St. Mary and Portland.

The heavy rains have left several communities inaccessible to vehicular traffic or reduced some corridors to single lane access.

Among the areas affected in Portland are the Rio Grande Valley, where the communities of Cornwall Barracks, Moore Town, Berrydale and Bellevue are now inaccessible, due to massive flooding and landslides.

Landslides and flooding are also affecting access into the communities of Durham Gap, Shrewsbury, Cooling Spring and Coopers Hill.

Flooding has also been experienced in the Black Hill, Lennox, Orange Bay and Canewood areas.

In St. Mary, the Junction road is passable but continues to be impacted by fallen boulders and ponding.

The heavy rains also caused the main road between Richmond and Highgate to be reduced to single lane, while the corridor from Fort George to Cumsee at Long Road was completely blocked by landslides.

Flooding has been impacting the Enfield community.

Flooding is also impacting the town of Port Maria, where traffic has been diverted onto Cox Street.

The main road is flooded in the vicinity of the primary school.

And in St. Ann, water is rising along the main road in Runaway Bay.

Mr. Shaw says heavy equipment has been deployed to areas where landslides and blocked drains have been determined to be the source of the problem.

He says while there have been some success in regaining full access to some areas, efforts have been thwarted as the rain continues, resulting in concern for the safety of staff.