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Category 5 Hurricane Melissa devastated Jamaica’s historic seaport town of Black River, destroying roofs on up to 90% of all structures.

At least 19 people died in Jamaica and 31 in Haiti as survivors desperately searched for food, water and shelter in the wreckage.

Communities in Jamaica’s southwestern parishes face compounded crisis, still recovering from Hurricane Beryl’s damage when Melissa struck this week.

BLACK RIVER, Jamaica — The road from Jamaica’s capital to the seaside town of Black River was known for its lush bamboo forest that formed a natural tunnel and glowed green in the bright sun.

But its famed bamboo stalks lay strewn and shredded across the road in Hurrica

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