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ORLANDO, Fla. - Hurricane Melissa is barreling toward Jamaica and is expected to make landfall as a Category 5 hurricane.

Millions on the island are getting ready in the final hours before it hits. That includes some trapped tourists FOX 35 spoke with.

What you can do:

Some from Central Florida are stuck in their resorts after all the airports closed. In Central Florida, people in the Jamaican community are banding together to send supplies and money.

Mark's Jamaican Bar & Grill has organized this online fundraiser, here .

The Jamaican American Association of Central Florida, Inc. is also taking donations here .

What they're saying:

Allison Elliott, her husband and four friends are stuck in a resort. They are studied up on the floor plans of the resort just in case.

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