SPARTANBURG, S.C. (WSPA) - Many Jamaicans living in the Upstate saw their homes and memories get hit by Hurricane Melissa.

Denton Harding is the owner of Kingston Homestyle Kitchen in downtown Spartanburg. He watched his hometown, St. Elizabeth Parish, get ripped apart.

“The hospital that I was born in -- in Black River, St. Elizabeth is no longer there," he told 7NEWS. "It’s like in the sea with no road around it.”

He’s been trying to reach family back home, but told us it’s been nearly impossible

“Well, we’re not getting much at the moment," Harding said. "The cellular tower is down, so we’re not receiving much."

That uncertainty is hard to bear.

“Very uncomforting, because you see the videos coming out, but you cannot talk to anybody on the ground to know exactly what’s taking pla

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