Jamaica’s peak tourism season is one month away, and officials in the hurricane-ravaged nation are rushing to rebuild from the catastrophic Category 5 storm that shredded the island’s western region.

At first light on Wednesday, the coastal communities of southwestern Jamaica bore the devastation of being in the direct path of Hurricane Melissa.

Days after catastrophic Hurricane Melissa devastated Jamaica, many celebrities are coming together to help the survivors of the storm.

The Jamaican government has begun to reach the communities most devastated by Hurricane Melissa nearly a week after the historic storm made landfall and carved a path of immense destruction across

Hurricane Melissa intensified to a Category 5 storm on Monday and continued to strengthen as it moved closer to Jamaica, where it was forecast to cause life-threatening flash flooding, landslides, and devastating damage to infrastructure. It arrived on the island’s southwestern coast around noon local time Tuesday.

Investors in Jamaica’s catastrophe bond now face a 100% payout after Hurricane Melissa set off a full trigger event, according to the World Bank.

A LeClaire couple’s Jamaica anniversary trip turned into a fight for survival during Hurricane Melissa, and now they’re helping a local mother rebuild.

The organization Friends of Disabled Adults and Children is sending medical supplies down to Jamaica following Hurricane Melissa.