After surviving Hurricane Melissa while in Jamaica for a wedding, Baltimore couple Rudy and Jonelle Hooks found comfort in the compassion of fellow guests and support from their Maryland community. As they returned home, local officials and Jamaican-born leaders launched relief efforts, mobilizing donation drives to aid those affected by the storm.
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Hurricane death toll rises to 43 in Haiti as aid pours in across the northern Caribbean
The death toll from Hurricane Melissa has climbed to 43 in Haiti and 32 in Jamaica, with thousands displaced and entire communities cut off by flooding and landslides. The U.S. has pledged $24 million in aid as relief efforts ramp up across the devastated Caribbean region.
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Hurricane Melissa bears down on Jamaica and threatens to be the island’s strongest recorded storm
Hurricane Melissa intensified into a Category 5 storm as it neared Jamaica, threatening catastrophic flooding, landslides, and widespread destruction. The storm, already blamed for six deaths across the Caribbean, could be the strongest to ever hit the island.