Jamaican families across South Florida are praying and hoping for loved ones as Hurricane Melissa batters the island.

From Miramar to Miami Gardens and Coconut Creek, community members organized donation drives and packed emergency kits, preparing to send help the moment it's safe.

"I can't even sleep. I didn't even sleep last night," said Dor Ivey, who has lived in Miami Gardens for 11 years and whose family remains in Jamaica. "I don't sleep because I'm worried about the people in Jamaica."

Marvin Edwards, whom CBS Miami spoke to on Monday, sent a text early Tuesday, saying he had taken shelter in his bathroom after patio doors blew off his home in Montego Bay. He recorded cellphone video, just hours before Melissa made landfall.

Those scenes are echoed by relatives and fri

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