Hurricane Melissa: The Fight to Reconnect Survivors

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Families were separated across Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa. Don’t take your own for granted, Reconnect yours https://bit.ly/JonathanPetramala, use the code PETRAMALA for a free trial and uncover generations of your family’s history. Hurricane Melissa may be gone, but for Jamaica, it's a race. In the storm’s aftermath, communities across the island are struggling to reconnect...with power, with communication, and with each other. From Santa Cruz to Lacovia, families walk for miles through mud and mountains just to check on loved ones. Roofs are gone, power lines down, and entire towns cut off from the outside world. Yet amid the destruction, there’s resilience, the spirit that defines Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa. 00:00 The worst hurricane in Jamaica's History 01:09 Meeting Hurricane Melissa Survivors 05:00 Hurricane Melissa Destruction in Santa Cruz 12:25 Long road to Hurricane Melissa Survivors 14:25 Trying to reconnect Hurricane Melissa Survivors and Familes