(NewsNation) — Three U.S. couples who traveled to Jamaica together this month got more than they bargained for when Hurricane Melissa rapidly materialized and slammed into the island Tuesday, leaving a deadly swath of destruction.

Virginia resident Jessica Pope says she and other members of her group rode out the storm at their waterfront hotel in White House on Jamaica’s southwest side. Now, they’re all trying to figure out how to get home.

“It’s been very stressful. I don’t think that we’ve processed it yet,” Pope, joined by the other members of her group, told “Elizabeth Vargas Reports” on Wednesday evening. “We’re trying to keep our spirits up. We were able to talk to our families this morning, so that brought a lot of us a lot of peace. Because we knew they were home hearing Lord kn

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