As Hurricane Melissa continues through the Caribbean, members of the Jamaican community in the Greater Boston area are anxiously trying to contact relatives back home.

For Delroy Allen, a Wayland High School tennis coach and native of Jamaica, the images coming out of his hometown have been heartbreaking.

"The church rooftop is blown off. The school rooftop is blown off. A lot of people lost their rooftop," Allen said. "There is no power, there is no electricity, there is no internet. Unfortunately, I can't get in touch with my people."

Forecasters say the Category 5 hurricane was the most powerful storm to lash the island since record-keeping started 174 years ago.

Communication nearly impossible

Allen said he has tried calling his family dozens of times over the past several day

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