'We have no idea what lies ahead': Aid struggles to reach Jamaican towns devastated by hurricane
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Brandon Drenon / BBC News A town just outside of Whitehouse in Westmoreland Parish sits in ruins
Five days after Hurricane Melissa pummelled into western Jamaica with record force, residents in devastated communities along the coast are still desperately waiting for help. Many of the roads are blocked by debris and people are isolated with little food, no power or running water, and no idea of when normalcy will return. The government said on Saturday that at least 28 people in Jamaica have died since the hurricane hit as a monster category five storm with 185 mph (297km/h) sustained winds. That is a near 50% jump in the death toll overnight, and the number could rise as officials clear their way into new parts of the island in the
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