Jamaica, Hurricane Melissa and Category 5 storm
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CBS News Miami has been in touch with families living through the aftermath, including Marvin Edwards, who rode out the hurricane in Montego Bay.
Hours after the storm passed Jamaica, causing a massive power outage, authorities urged residents to continue sheltering.
Disaster relief from the U.S. to Jamaica is delayed due to the government shutdown, but several private organizations are mobilizing to send relief after Hurricane Melissa. NBC News’ Jesse Kirsch spoke to one group packing up soup,
A Delaware County woman is struggling to reach her family in Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa knocked out power and communication lines.
Cubans waded through flooded, debris-strewn streets Wednesday as Hurricane Melissa blasted across the Caribbean, leaving 30 dead or missing in Haiti and devastating swaths of Jamaica.Lisa Sangster, a 30-year-old communications specialist in Kingston, said her home was devastated.
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