Melissa Storm Ripping Through The Carribean

Our thoughts and prayers are with our Caribbean Brothers and Sisters in Jamaica and Cuba and Haiti
as they deal with the aftermath of Huricane Melissa. 🙏

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• "We have nothing": Jamaica residents describe wrath of Hurricane Melissa
  "Entire infrastructure" of Black River, Jamaica, is destroyed, prime minister says

• Cuba reports damage to homes, crops and communication services

• At least 23 people dead in Haiti, authorities say

MELISSA IS UNRELENTING.. SHE NOW HAS AIMED HER SIGHTS ON THE BAHAMAS. ACCORDING TO CNN REPORTS Melissa is now a Category 1 hurricane as it moves through the Bahamas

• Crossing Bahamas: Melissa is now passing through the Bahamas as a Category 1 hurricane after making landfall in Cuba this morning. Cuba suffered “significant damage” from the storm and around 140,000 people were cut off by rising river levels.

• Severe damage: Melissa hit Jamaica yesterday as one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes on record, caused major damage to public infrastructure and left most of the island without power. The full extent of the devastation is unclear with some areas inaccessible.

• Deadly storm: More than 20 people died in Haiti, after a river flooded by Melissa burst its banks, the local mayor said. Four bodies were recovered in Jamaica’s badly hit St. Elizabeth Parish, and another three died on the island during storm preparations. One person died in the Dominican Republic.

• How to help: Here’s how to help those impacted and how to let us know if you’ve been affected.