LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — The aroma of jerk chicken and mac and cheese fills the Irie Flavors restaurant in Lexington, but owner Michelle Bernett's mind is thousands of miles away in Jamaica, where Hurricane Melissa devastated the island with 185 mile per hour winds.

"My dad, my sisters. I have a brother back home. I have cousins, aunts. A lot of friends and extended family members," Bernett said. "Before the hurricane, I did reach out to my closer ones, like my sister, my nephews and stuff. And they were fine. But some of them I'm not able to get in contact with them now because they don't have electricity."

Hurricane Melissa slammed into Jamaica Tuesday, cutting power and destroying homes across the island. Video sent from family on the east side shows the extensive damage left in the

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