It is clear that wherever the eye of the hurricane hit, there would be devastating impacts”: Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness gives an update after a monster Category 5 hurricane hit the island with violent winds and torrential rain.

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.

The devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa in Black River, Jamaica, reflects the broader destruction and rebuilding facing many Jamaican communities.

With loved ones reeling from Hurricane Melissa, Jamaican workers across the Seacoast are leading grassroots relief efforts.

Jamaican resident and former Jamaican politician Lisa Hanna, who is stuck in Florida, joins Chris Jansing to share what she is hearing from friends and family back home about the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa.

Members of the Fairfax County Fire Rescue Department are working with a Virginia Task Force to help cleanup efforts in Jamaica following Hurricane Melissa.

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.

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.