American Airlines' first flight out of Kingston, Jamaica, after Hurricane Melissa ravaged the island, arrived at Miami International Airport on Thursday afternoon.

"It's terrible. They're gonna be out of power for a while, maybe months — some areas maybe years before it's restored," said Lewin Campbell, passenger.

Passenger compares storms across decades

Campbell was visiting family near Kingston when Hurricane Melissa struck.

Campbell says he went through Hurricane Gilbert, also a Category 5 storm, in 1988, but says Melissa was worse.

"There are so many roofs missing it's gonna take years to rebuild," said Campbell.

Birthday trip turns into survival

Jimitra Alexandra was also on board that flight. She and her girlfriends were celebrating a birthday in Montego Bay when they were cau

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