US EditionJamaica Surveys Ruins in Hurricane's Wake
Hurricane Melissa caused extensive flooding and wind damage in western Jamaica, severely impacting agriculture and tourism, with eight fatalities reported, officials said.
- Western parishes including Saint Ann, Trelawny, Saint James, Hanover and Saint Elizabeth reported widespread damage after Hurricane Melissa struck, with residents walking through debris in Santa Cruz, Jamaica.
- Melissa made landfall on Tuesday as a catastrophic Category 5 storm, compounding risks in St Elizabeth, the key agricultural parish already hit by Hurricane Beryl last year.
- Communications failures left family members unreachable and hampered reporting as it was too soon to assess full damage due to power outages and connectivity issues, with the Associated Press reporting eight deaths.
- The Jamaican Association is accepting donations via HSBC account #010-407-146-001 with reference `Hurricane Melissa Jamaica`, aiming to send aid to St Elizabeth, while Huntley Septimus organises funds for Mount Charles.
- Local businesses report severe roof and flood damage in tourism hubs, with Ocho Rios restaurants losing roofs and Montego Bay homes flooded; Kingston escaped the worst while western parishes face deeper economic hits.
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Jamaica’s ‘ground zero’ town devastated by Hurricane Melissa
Rescue teams are trying to assess the damage in the devastated town which Jamaica’s prime minister has called ‘ground zero’. Local officials said Hurricane Melissa had left the entire town of Black River in ruins, as the flood waters surged almost five metres high. Helicopters have started dropping emergency supplies, while the UK is sending another £5 million in aid.
Local organizations continue sending critical aid to Jamaica in wake of Melissa; Broward officials ask for donations - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports
South Florida organizations continued stepping up to collect, pack and ship aid to residents of the Jamaica who were impacted by Hurricane Melissa. Oliver Mair, the Consul General of Jamaica in Miami, joned Broward County leaders at a news conference in Lauderhill to reiterate that his country needs help, and there’s no time to waste. “Far worse than what you see in the images, so the recovery is going to be long, it’s going to be hard; we just …
In the aftermath of Hurricane Category 5, the largest natural disaster in the history of the island, three quarters of the population is this Thursday, October 30 still without electricity and the extent of the damage remains to be discovered. Especially in the western province of St. Elizabeth.
Jamaica surveys ruins in hurricane's wake
A demolished church, roofs blown off homes, shattered windows and debris-strewn, impassable roads: Hurricane Melissa dealt a direct hit to Jamaica's southwestern coastal communities that face a long haul picking up the pieces. "It has been devastating," officer Warrell Nicholson told AFP by phone from the Black River police station, a building that was damaged but has still become something of a refuge for people seeking shelter. Footage of the …
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