The size of the destruction left by Hurricane Melissa because it tore throughout Jamaica is now being revealed by the primary photographs taken by satellites.
The attention of the storm made landfall on the southwest coast of the island, 75 miles from the capital Kingston, on Tuesday.
Earlier than and after pictures from Vantor’s satellites present the affect of the 185mph winds in town of Black River, the capital of St Elizabeth Parish.
Use the sliders under to see the identical areas of Jamaica earlier than and after the hurricane struck.
There may be widespread harm. Some homes and companies are with out roofs, and others have been destroyed altogether.
The coated meals market is in ruins. So is St John Anglican church, one of many oldest in Jamaica – solely its bell tower nonetheless stands.
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Homes that lined the shore would have born the brunt of the storm surge.
Additional alongside the coast is the fishing village of White Home.
Streets have been diminished to piles of rubble. Timber have been stripped of their leaves by the wind.
The west of Jamaica is the nation’s bread basket, essential for rising meals.
However fields are underwater, flooded by as much as a metre of rain that fell because the huge storm system handed over.
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A lady walks after Hurricane Melissa made landfall, in Santa Cruz, Jamaica. Pic: Reuters
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Many crops may have been destroyed and the federal government has appealed for vegetable seeds so farmers can rapidly plant crops once more.
On the northwest coast is the resort of Montego Bay.
The container terminal and oil storage tanks within the port have been inundated by the storm surge and are surrounded by water.
It is estimated that 400,000 folks in Jamaica have been affected by the hurricane.
And the price of the devastation is immense.
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Streets coated with mud, after Hurricane Melissa in Montego Bay. Pic: Reuters
Estimates by hazard analysts Enki Analysis put the invoice at £5.8bn. That is greater than a 3rd of Jamaica’s GDP – a measure of its financial wealth.
It’ll take months and worldwide help to place Jamaica again on its ft.
