Black River on Wednesday was unrecognizable to people there: The coastline was strewed with massive boulders, and a cellphone tower had twisted into a semicircle.
“Only places that have four concrete walls are still standing, and usually their roofs are gone,” said Amiri Bradley, who frequently visits the port town.
Black River, the capital of St. Elizabeth Parish on Jamaica’s southwestern coast, has long been known as the spot where the Black River meets the sea, once a key port where enslaved people packed sugar and rum onto ships. It later became a beloved spot for crocodile safaris or calm holidays at the Waterloo Guest House, which is
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