Desperate survivors in Jamaica 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.

Before and after: Satellite images reveal hurricane devastation in Jamaica

With power down, problems with communications and navigating parts of the island treacherous, the authorities in Jamaica have ...
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Bamboo Rafts Carried Off by Swollen River as Melissa Hits Jamaica

Some bamboo rafts fell victim to the swollen White River in Ocho Rios, Jamaica, as Hurricane Melissa battered the island on ...

WATCH: #EyeOnMelissa: St Ann fisherfolk, vendors spend Sunday at riverside ahead of Melissa

As Hurricane Melissa bears down on the island, craft vendors and fishermen at White River in St Ann were observed on Sunday ...

Entire communities in Jamaica demolished or isolated by direct hit from Hurricane Melissa: Officials

At first light on Wednesday, the coastal communities of southwestern Jamaica bore the devastation of being in the direct path ...

Jamaican officials say more casualties expected after Hurricane Melissa causes 'total devastation'

At least five people have been killed on the island nation after the powerful category 5 storm hit earlier this week, with at ...

Climate Change Boosted Hurricane Melissa's Destructive Winds and Rain, Analysis Finds

An analysis from World Weather Attribution reports human-caused climate change intensified the winds and rainfall unleashed ...