Jamaica experiences regular hurricanes during the annual hurricane season between June 1 and November 30, as the island has 1,022 Km (635 miles) of coastline and is located within the hurricane belt. Due to the geography and geology, the island also suffers from frequent landslides, flooding, earthquakes and occasional droughts. For Jamaica, debris and sediment flows represent a more destructive and common flooding, causing more deaths and injury than water floods.¹ Recurrent floods affect communities across the island, with the most recent destructive flood occurring in 1986, which caused 54 fatalities.² While an earthquake has not occurred in nearly a century, the island is still highly prone to seismic activity, especially since the last occurrence in 1907 was the most devastating natural disaster in the island's history.