Following Hurricane Melissa’s destructive impact on the western portion of Jamaica after the storm’s Oct. 28 landfall, Send Relief disaster response leaders arrived to begin damage assessments

"I can't even sleep. I didn't even sleep last night," said Dor Ivey, who has lived in Miami Gardens for 11 years and whose family remains in Jamaica.

W AUSAU, Wis. (WSAW) - A brother and sister now living in Wausau, originally from Jamaica, are organizing a relief drive for those impacted by Hurricane Melissa. Janice Watson and Rayon Edwards are from the small island city of Retreat-- which has been severely impacted by the storm.

Atlanta's Jamaican community is coming together after Hurricane Melissa hit back home — with Irie Mon Café and the Jamaican Consulate hosting a donation drive and town hall this Saturday to support families in need.

Hurricane Melissa devastated much of Jamaica last month. NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Elaine Bradley, whose home lost its roof, about recovery efforts in the town of Negril.

Local civic leaders urged Long Islanders to utilize the official Jamaican government website to donate funds for hurricane relief.

When Jamilah Prince-Stewart got a call last week that her stepson studying in Jamaica needed to evacuate to Barbados, she didn’t have many details — only that it was urgent. “I didn’t have much information.

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