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

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.

John Morrison, Public Information Officer for the Fairfax County Urban Search and Rescue Team is part of a U.S. State Department-led joint task force that's working with Jamaican Emergency Management perform search and rescue operations in the aftermath of historic Hurricane Melissa.

From apples to carrots to maple syrup and skiing, the food, activities, and landscape we cherish in Vermont are possible in part due to this workforce,” said Naomi Wolcott-MacCausland at the University of Vermont.

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

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.

Jamaican officials describe harrowing scenes across the island, with more than 32 deaths and 25 communities still marooned.