Hurricane Melissa to hit Jamaica
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With skies clearing over Jamaica, Dwayne and Brittany Wolfe are collecting diapers and period products as they await word from loved ones.
Hurricane Melissa struck the western part of Jamaica the hardest, leaving widespread destruction, officials said. Black River Hospital on the southwest side of the island has been devastated and several other hospitals suffered damage, Desmond McKenzie, the minister of Local Government and Community Development, said.
NBC News' George Solis got a firsthand look at the damage after Hurricane Melissa devastated Jamaica — bringing down buildings, trees, power lines and roadways.
CBS News Miami has been in touch with families living through the aftermath, including Marvin Edwards, who rode out the hurricane in Montego Bay.
Hurricane Melissa barreled into Jamaica on Tuesday as a Category 5 storm with some of the fastest winds and strongest intensities ever recorded. The storm blew through the Caribbean island’s southwestern coast,