I’m in Kingston, Jamaica, as the island prepares for Hurricane Melissa, a storm that could become one of the strongest to ever hit this country.
From fishing villages to city streets, people are boarding up, praying, and waiting. It’s not about panic, it’s about preparation. And for many, the hardest part is the waiting.
Hurricane Melissa is forecast to bring winds over 150 mph, massive storm surge, and catastrophic flooding across parts of Jamaica and the Caribbean.
This is what it looks and feels like before the storm hits, through the eyes of the people who live here.
🎥 Filmed in Kingston and Jamaica’s south coast ahead of Hurricane Melissa, 2025.
00:00 Introducing Jamaica and Hurricane Melissa
01:16 Port Royal refusing to evacuate
07:23 All Hazards Hurricane Melissa
08:56 Jamaican’s finishing preparation for Hurricane Melissa
Some stay because it’s home. Some stay because they have nowhere else.
This is their story,before Hurricane Melissa. Would you stay or leave if you lived here?
May God be with them and protecting.❤🙏
I hope the people who appeared on this video are safe! We praying four you
It’s surreal to watch these videos in reverse chronological order! Bravo on your productions and documentary! My memories are from fleeing Hurricanes Andrew and Kevin. Just looking back brings a flood of emotion id rather never revisit.
Port Royal!!!! I keep telling my friends that “Pirates of the Caribbean” really was based here in true stories!
Do we know if they're okay? The footage coming out of Jamaica is horrifying. Reminds me of the way I felt watching footage from the 2004 tsunami. 😢 💔
Can you check back with these guys for an update.
Did they survive?
Jamaicans are resilent. They will come together and handle the assignment.
I would love an upon some of these people 🥺
@Johnathan, please do an update on this area when you get a chance. I'm praying they survived
He knew it would go westward, praise God
Evil America profit from the damage ad deaths in Jamaica
Fund raising links and a cool Reaggae Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3wkTteIhwE
Be great to know how these people are now, been wondering since I watched before.
This was definitely man-made.. Jamaica is under attack for their land— equivalent to New Orleans after Katrina. This may have something to do with that smart city 2030 agenda, IYKYK.
Now that the storm has passed.. Did you return to this area to observe if these people LIVED or did they make it? They sounded too sure that Hurricane Melissa would NOT affect their lives. @JonathanPetramala please respond!
This was man made hurricane
Is there an update on how these people are? I can’t stop thinking about them with all of the images coming out from Jamaica of areas less vulnerable than port royal
Have you been able to make your way back to see how these people did during the storm?
Once travel resumes, are you going to go back and check up on these people?
Any update from these people in Port Royal?
Man, I hope the folks speaking are all ok..
All those homes flooded under 4/6/10 feet of water with sewage flowing between homes. They should be condemned. I saw one housing scheme completely under water. They cannot go back and live in these homes.
Coming back here a week after the hurricane to wonder how these people fared. The storm hit the west side of the Island – they are on the east. And the death toll – so far at least – hasn't been as high as was feared. (Even one death is too many, but so far it is not nearly as bad as it could have been, and I hope that doesn't change.)
Thank you for helping the People. Make Donations to balance your sad energy.
Fyi Jamaica have taken direct hit from a hurricane before , hurricane gilbert in 1988, I will never forget that hurricane
Perilous is the condition of those who, growing weary of their watch, turn to the attractions of the world. While the man of business is absorbed in the pursuit of gain, while the pleasure lover is seeking indulgence, while the daughter of fashion is arranging her adornments—it may be in that hour the Judge of all the earth will pronounce the sentence: “Thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting.” Daniel 5:27
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Has anyone heard from the man at 2:24. Was thinking about him after the hurricane.
Не понимаю а страховок нет?
Бедные люди.
Дома нужны железобетонные на возвышенности,окна со ставнями,крыши тоже из железобетона.просто коробки.Может тогда будет лучше спастись и сохранить имущество
Stfu