'Jamaica will rise up together after hurricane'

Stafford Geohagen, a Brixton restaurateur, is one of many Londoners with family in Jamaica waiting for updates from their loved ones in the wake of Hurricane Melissa.

Hurricane Melissa heads toward Cuba as a powerful storm, after hitting Jamaica with historic force. See how it unfolded.

There is no infrastructure in the region that can withstand a Category 5,” Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness said ahead of the storm's landfall.

Jamaica reels from Hurricane Melissa's devastation as South Florida families await updates from loved ones

CBS News Miami has been in touch with families living through the aftermath, including Marvin Edwards, who rode out the hurricane in Montego Bay.

Disastrous images emerge from Jamaica following direct hit by Hurricane Melissa

At first light on Wednesday, the coastal communities of southwestern Jamaica bore the devastation of being in the direct path of Hurricane Melissa.

The dangerous combination that made Melissa a monster hurricane

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,

South Florida diaper bank rushes aid to Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa

With skies clearing over Jamaica, Dwayne and Brittany Wolfe are collecting diapers and period products as they await word from loved ones.
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