MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - People in Madison are working to help Jamaicans prepare as a Category 5 hurricane is hitting the island on Tuesday.

Hurricane Melissa hit Jamaica as a Category 5 storm; it’s currently tied for the strongest hurricane to make landfall in the Atlantic. At least seven people have died from the hurricane.

Co-owners of Fya Syde Kitchen in Madison say they have been trying to stay in contact with their family, who are still in Jamaica, to make sure they know just how devastating this storm is.

“Well, I haven’t been sleeping since the past two days,” said Nicollette Beckford.

Beckford and Xavier Fuller know how horrible hurricanes can be, as they lived in Jamaica when Hurricane Ivan hit in 2004.

“You see houses on the road, like where the road’s supposed to be. It’s fl

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