Jamaica, Hurricane Melissa
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No food. No water. No shelter. That's a reality many Jamaicans are facing one week after Hurricane Melissa's devastating landfall.
Hurricane Melissa was the most powerful hurricane to lash the island since record-keeping began 174 years ago.
The scope of the historic disaster that is the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa is just starting to come into focus a week after the record-setting storm made landfall and carved a path of immense destruction across the western part of Jamaica.
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Satellite images show parts of Jamaica in ruins after record-breaking Hurricane Melissa
New satellite imagery captures the complete devastation across Jamaica left in the wake of deadly Hurricane Melissa. With the help of satellites, we are beginning to get an understanding of just how catastrophic Hurricane Melissa was.
Mercy Chefs, a disaster relief organization, has established operations on Jamaica’s west side in St. Elizabeth, an area that had received minimal assistance until now, according to the organization’s founder and CEO Gary LeBlanc.
With peak sustained winds of 180 mph and even higher gusts, Hurricane Melissa is forecast to be the strongest storm ever to strike Jamaica.
In the days between the Union’s playoff games, Blake's home country was hammered by Hurricane Melissa. Now that the club's sweep is done, his next games might take Jamaica to next year's World Cup.