Inside Jamaica’s Ground Zero After Hurricane Melissa

When Hurricane Melissa devastated parts of Jamaica, thousands were left without power for days — a reminder that reliable backup energy can mean the difference between safety and chaos.
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Where Hurricane Melissa hit hardest, the towns of Black River and New Hope in Jamaica, the destruction is total.
Homes leveled. A hospital in ruins. Families living beneath half-collapsed roofs. Across the island, people are surviving on whatever the land and sea still offer.

With outside help slow to arrive, Jamaicans are doing what they’ve always done, relying on each other.
This is the reality behind the headlines: the human cost, the courage, and the fight to survive in the aftermath of one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes in history.

00:00 Introducing Hurricane Melissa Survivors
00:55 Black River Destroyed by Hurricane Melissa
08:00 Chaos as Medical Students Survive in Rubble
09:38 Hurricane Melissa Landfall Destroyed New Hope
11:29 How to Help Hurricane Melissa Survivors