Erie Native Stuck in Jamaica After Hurricane

Scenes From the Caribbean after Hurricane Melissa

Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica on Tuesday as a Category 5 storm, bringing lashing waves, powerful 185-mile-per-hour winds and life-threatening flooding to the Caribbean island nation. The powerful storm, with winds stronger than Hurricane Katrina at its peak, remained catastrophically strong as it spun over the island, carving a slow path toward Cuba, where nearly 900,000 people have been ordered to evacuate. Melissa is the fourth of…

Jamaicans in Pittsburgh describe ‘unimaginable’ destruction, communication issues after Hurricane Melissa

Pittsburghers with ties to Jamaica are reeling after one of strongest hurricanes on record hit the island nation this week. Hurricane Melissa, a catastrophic...

Erie native stuck in Jamaica after hurricane

Just days after Hurricane Melissa swept through Jamaica and Haiti, locals are working to pick up the pieces. According to the Associated Press, the storm that slammed into Jamaica on Tuesday, October 28, as a category 5 hurricane killed at least 19 people on that island and another 31 in Haiti. SNAP benefits not issued for November, community lends a helping hand The recovery has just begun for those who call Jamaica home and the tourists …

Key Biscayne launches relief drive to help victims of Hurricane Melissa

Key Biscayne residents are joining forces through the Community Foundation to collect supplies and funds for Hurricane Melissa survivors in Jamaica and Haiti.