Hurricane Melissa slammed into Jamaica as a historic Category 5 storm Tuesday, bringing extensive damage, flooding and power outages to the island.

As officials and residents begin assessing the catastrophic damage, one man said he rode out the storm in his home by tying ropes around his windows and doors to keep them from blowing open.

Marvin Edwards, who lives in Montego Bay, shared a video with CBS News Miami showing how he used the ropes to brace his doors as Melissa's powerful winds pounded his house.

"Everybody's roof is gone," Edwards is heard saying in the video. "It's crazy."

Edwards told CBS News Miami that he decided to stay at his home because he wanted to make sure his property was safe and that it wouldn't get looted. He acknowledged the whole ordeal was terrifying.

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