The storm has left 60 percent of Jamaica without electricity and some areas with up to 90 percent of roofs gone.
Hurricane Melissa is finally leaving the Caribbean after battering communities in Jamaica, Haiti and Cuba for days, leaving a trail of devastation that killed about 50 people.
The hurricane smashed into Jamaica with enormous force on Tuesday as a Category 5 storm, and residents were assessing their losses and the long road to recovery on Friday.
More than 60 percent of Jamaica remains without power, and nearly half of its water systems are offline.
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