HOUSTON - Hurricane Melissa made landfall as a Category 5 storm, slamming into Jamaica, leaving Houstonians with ties and loved ones on the island watching from afar nervously. They tell us it’s hard for them to be so far away from family during this time.

Hurricane Melissa: Jamaicans in Houston react

What they're saying:

We were with Oral Cockett, a manager at Golden Krust Caribbean Restaurant, and Stephan Anderson, CEO of iLoveBeingCaribbean, when both men realized they lost connection on WhatsApp with some of their loved ones on the island.

"I was speaking to them earlier. It wasn't too bad at that time. There was a little bit of flooding, there was a breeze, but they still had signal," Cockett said.

"It’s somewhat surreal. If we were to find a word, it would be ‘survivor’s rem

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