NEGRIL, Jamaica ( WQAD ) - A LeClaire, Iowa, couple is hunkering down in Jamaica as Category 5 Hurricane Melissa is set to make landfall Tuesday.

Tony and Christina Malchodi traveled to Jamaica to celebrate their 10th wedding anniversary at a resort in Negril. While the couple did get some of their planned festivities in, the celebratory trip was cut short as the resort locked down for the storm.

“They have taken precautions by draining the pools. They’ve closed all the restaurants, the bars, taping of the windows. Some of them are boarded,” Christina and Tony said. “Stacking all the loungers and tying them to trees.” The couple added that light fixtures have been tied down and sandbags stacked in front of doorways to help mitigate any floodwaters.

The two tried to get a flight back t

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