US EditionSummerville Couple Back Home After Being Stranded in Jamaica During Hurricane Melissa
Monica Gray and 24 relatives were stranded nearly a week due to flight disruptions from Hurricane Melissa, a Category 5 storm causing $22 billion in damage, officials said.
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Summerville couple back home after being stranded in Jamaica during Hurricane Melissa
SUMMERVILLE, S.C. (WCBD) – What began as a dream honeymoon quickly became a fight to get home for Adam and Jordan Simmons of Summerville. The couple arrived in Montego Bay, Jamaica, in late September expecting a week of sunshine and celebration. But just days into their trip, Tropical Storm Melissa strengthened into a Category 5 hurricane, bringing destructive winds, heavy rain and a dangerous storm surge that battered much of the island. “It wa…
‘Better life than material’: Mother recalls fleeing Melissa with children in tow
When the river behind her home began to rise and the wind peeled away the roof above her kitchen, Tasheva Hinds knew it was time to run. The mother of four was at home in River Lane with her family of seven – including a five-month-old baby girl, sons aged nine, 14 and 17, her 12-year-old nephew, and her partner – when Hurricane Melissa tore through St Ann. “The first reason why I ran out was the river, because it came all the way up,” she told …
At least 32 people lost their lives because of Hurricane Melissa that hit the island as category 5 last week, leaving devastating damage after its passage, the Jamaican government reported Monday. “The number of deaths is going to change in the next few days. The official number we have now is [...] The entry Increase to 32 people killed by Hurricane Melissa in Jamaica was first published in Information Focus.
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