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

CBS News Miami has been in touch with families living through the aftermath, including Marvin Edwards, who rode out the hurricane in Montego Bay.

Stafford Geohagen, a Brixton restaurateur, is one of many Londoners with family in Jamaica waiting for updates from their loved ones in the wake of Hurricane Melissa.

NBC News' George Solis got a firsthand look at the damage after Hurricane Melissa devastated Jamaica — bringing down buildings, trees, power lines and roadways.

Hurricane Melissa barreled into Jamaica on Tuesday as a Category 5 storm with some of the fastest winds and strongest intensities ever recorded. The storm blew through the Caribbean island’s southwestern coast,

Category 5 Hurricane Melissa has made landfall already in Jamaica and Cuba, as one of the strongest hurricanes to ever make landfall.