Hurricane Melissa crosses Jamaica
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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.
For Arlene Wright, the scariest thing right now is the repeated unanswered calls to her 76-year-old aunt who lives alone in Black River, Jamaica, a town the prime minister has just described to the BBC as "totally destroyed".
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,
Several Marylanders who traveled to Jamaica are trying to figure out their next moves after Hurricane Melissa ravaged the islands with category 5-force winds.