Broken main leaves some downtown communities without water

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Broken main leaves some downtown communities without water

The incident has affected communities served by the Montgomery Corner tank.

The affected communities include: Trench Town, Jones Town, Rose Town and surrounding areas.

Source: Jamaica Gleaner

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