Footage shows the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa after it hit Jamaica, causing widespread damage to homes and infrastructure. Melissa roared ashore near the country’s southwestern town of New Hope, packing sustained winds of up to 295km/h, according to the US National Hurricane Center. This is well above the minimum 252km/h wind speed of a Category 5 storm, the highest level on the Saffir-Simpson wind scale. In southwestern Jamaica, the parish of St Elizabeth was left “underwater,” an official s
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Footage shows the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa after it hit Jamaica, causing widespread damage to homes and infrastructure. Melissa roared ashore near the country’s southwestern town of New Hope, packing sustained winds of up to 295km/h, according to the US National Hurricane Center. This is well above the minimum 252km/h wind speed of a Category 5 storm, the highest level on the Saffir-Simpson wind scale. In southwestern Jamaica, the parish of St Elizabeth was left “underwater,” an official s
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WATCH: Tourists and residents in Jamaica surveyed widespread devastation after deadly Hurricane Melissa made landfall, causing severe damage to Hotel Catalonia in Montego Bay. | Fox News
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WATCH: Tourists and residents in Jamaica surveyed widespread devastation after deadly Hurricane Melissa made landfall, causing severe damage to Hotel Catalonia in Montego Bay. | Fox News
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Hurricane Melissa left a luxury hotel resort in Montego Bay, Jamaica, with damaged ceilings and water leaks after making landfall on the island. One vacationer, who took footage of inside the hotel, acknowledged the hard work of the staff and the building staying mostly intact. "All this hotel held up fantastically in a Cat 5," the woman said. "Hats off to obviously the building, but more so, obviously God, but the staff were fantastic." Ahead of the storm's landfall on Tuesday, officials urged
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Hurricane Melissa left a luxury hotel resort in Montego Bay, Jamaica, with damaged ceilings and water leaks after making landfall on the island. One vacationer, who took footage of inside the hotel, acknowledged the hard work of the staff and the building staying mostly intact. "All this hotel held up fantastically in a Cat 5," the woman said. "Hats off to obviously the building, but more so, obviously God, but the staff were fantastic." Ahead of the storm's landfall on Tuesday, officials urged
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This is what it was like when Hurricane Melissa hit Montego Bay, Jamaica, on Tuesday as a Category 5 storm with 185 mph winds. Video filmed inside the Dreams Rose Hall Resort and Spa shows the moments the vicious winds peeled off parts of the roof and left the hotel’s ceilings collapsed. Melissa was the strongest storm on record to hit the Caribbean island nation. | CBS News
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This is what it was like when Hurricane Melissa hit Montego Bay, Jamaica, on Tuesday as a Category 5 storm with 185 mph winds. Video filmed inside the Dreams Rose Hall Resort and Spa shows the moments the vicious winds peeled off parts of the roof and left the hotel’s ceilings collapsed. Melissa was the strongest storm on record to hit the Caribbean island nation. | CBS News
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Extensive damage to a hotel property in Montego Bay, Jamaica, after Hurricane Melissa tore across the island, leaving widespread destruction along the northwestern coast. | The Virgin Islands Consortium
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Extensive damage to a hotel property in Montego Bay, Jamaica, after Hurricane Melissa tore across the island, leaving widespread destruction along the northwestern coast. | The Virgin Islands Consortium
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A vacationer in Montego Bay, Jamaica surveys the damage to a luxury hotel from Hurricane Melissa on Tuesday night. Melissa is now a Category 3 hurricane as it hits eastern Cuba. Follow live updates: https://abcnews.visitlink.me/0Ay6QH | ABC News
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A vacationer in Montego Bay, Jamaica surveys the damage to a luxury hotel from Hurricane Melissa on Tuesday night. Melissa is now a Category 3 hurricane as it hits eastern Cuba. Follow live updates: https://abcnews.visitlink.me/0Ay6QH | ABC News
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A vacationer in Montego Bay, Jamaica surveys the damage to a luxury hotel from Hurricane Melissa on Tuesday night. Melissa is now a Category 3 hurricane as it hits eastern Cuba. http://bit.ly/42YmCra | ABC 7 Chicago
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A vacationer in Montego Bay, Jamaica surveys the damage to a luxury hotel from Hurricane Melissa on Tuesday night. Melissa is now a Category 3 hurricane as it hits eastern Cuba. http://bit.ly/42YmCra | ABC 7 Chicago
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Video shows damage at Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay, Jamaica amid Hurricane Melissa. #PrayForJamaica | Traci Fant
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A vacationer in Montego Bay, Jamaica surveys the damage to a luxury hotel from Hurricane Melissa on Tuesday night. Melissa is now a Category 3 hurricane as it hits eastern Cuba. | ABC7 News
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