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Renae Simpson Reid, a 32-year-old journalism student at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Mona, from Boston in Portland, e-mailed us her photographs of the damage caused to the nearby community of Long Bay:

Photo by Renae Simpson Reid: the main road in Long Bay, Portland which had to cleared of sand swept over it by Hurricane Dean on Sunday.

Photo by Renae Simpson Reid: clean-up work begins at the Chill-out restaurant in Long Bay, Portland following the passage of Hurricane Dean on Sunday.

Photo by Renae Simpson Reid: this was all that remained of the Tropical Paradise restaurant in Long Bay, Portland following the passage of Hurricane Dean on Sunday.

Photo by Renae Simpson Reid: … besides the sand, this boat was nearly brought all the way onto the main road in Long Bay, Portland by the impact of Hurricane Dean on Sunday