Hurricane Melissa death toll continues to rise as suffering Jamaicans plead for help: 'Everything is gone'

It’s been nearly a week since Hurricane Melissa made its first catastrophic landfall in Jamaica, and the death toll is ...

Rich Township worker stranded without kidney medication returns home safe from Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa

Trinette Britt-Johnson returned home safe Saturday after days without the medication she needed for a transplanted kidney.

#MelissaAftermath: Golding calls for ‘united national effort’ in hurricane recovery

Opposition Leader Mark Golding says the devastation left behind by Hurricane Melissa demands a united national effort, not ...
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UF students struggle to reach families after Hurricane Melissa devastates Jamaica

Over the weekend, Ford’s family walked miles to find cell reception to call her. They described communities without water, ...

Desperate survivors try to kickstart recovery as they wait for help for the living — and the dead

A lifeless body in a home. A toddler looking at her broken bed. A mom with a prescription and nowhere to fill it. This is what CNN found in Jamaica’s devastation after Hurricane Melissa.

Mainer in Jamaica during Hurricane Melissa recalls experiences

Born and raised in Jamaica, Damion Gordon was back on the island for his sister's wedding when Category 5 Hurricane Melissa struck.

Jamaica rushes to prepare for peak tourism season as it digs out from Hurricane Melissa

Jamaica’s peak tourism season is one month away, and officials in the hurricane-ravaged nation are rushing to rebuild from the catastrophic Category 5 storm that shredded the island’s western region.