Hurricane Melissa

[rusty shackleford]

1 hour ago, frostbitmic said:

Melissa has hit Jamaica with 185 mph winds gusting to over 220 mph. Not a lot you can build to withstand that. It may be the strongest storm to hit land ever.

It made official landfall right where a popular resort is, Sandals South Coast, which has a bunch of overwater bungalows that are probably not there anymore.

Edited 2 hours ago by rusty shackleford

[ExiledInIllinois]

JC... What's next!

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cge5qzwxgqvt

[May Day 10]

54 minutes ago, rusty shackleford said:

It made official landfall right where a popular resort is, Sandals South Cost, which has a bunch of overwater bungalows that are probably not there anymore.

 

Thats where we took our honeymoon.  I think of the workers there and feel sick.  Also I think of the ride there from the airport.  A lot of poverty and people who probably have nowhere to go and no way to protect their belongings.

[rusty shackleford]

31 minutes ago, May Day 10 said:

 

Thats where we took our honeymoon.  I think of the workers there and feel sick.  Also I think of the ride there from the airport.  A lot of poverty and people who probably have nowhere to go and no way to protect their belongings.

Yeah there are a lot of houses and other structures throughout that area that sadly are just not built to withstand any serious type of weather, especially not something historic like this. Those people don't have much but are some of the nicest people you will ever meet.