Jamaica, Hurricane Melissa and Disaster Relief
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A rescue plane with more than two dozen Floridians who were in Jamaica landed at Tampa International Airport on Saturday – days after Hurricane Melissa struck the Caribbean island, Gov. Ron DeSantis said.
Now, satellite images reveal in detail the areas ravaged by Melissa and, for hard-hit Black River, the scale of destruction. A Bloomberg News analysis found that at least 76% of the buildings in Black River, a port community near where the hurricane crashed into the Jamaica coast, were damaged, many with collapsed roofs.
Hurricane Melissa's devastation in Jamaica leaves a Colorado woman anxiously awaiting news from her family amidst a communications blackout.
Over the weekend, Ford’s family walked miles to find cell reception to call her. They described communities without water, electricity or phone service.