A drone view shows people walking in Black River, Jamaica, on Thursday after Hurricane Melissa made landfall. Maria Alejandra Cardona/Reuters Black River, Jamaica —

Once described as a tropical paradise, the coastal town of Black River, Jamaica, is now being compared to “hell on Earth” after being ravaged by Hurricane Melissa .

Many of the town’s colorful homes, historical buildings and lush greenery have been reduced to piles of rubble that litter the now-muddy ground.

“We have nowhere to stay,” Britney Samms, a resident of Black River’s Vineyard District, told CNN.

Black River was one of the worst-hit places in all of Jamaica. A storm surge of up to 16 feet flooded parts of the community as the hurricane barreled through. At least two people died here – their bodies discover

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