A Jamaican restaurant on the North Side is leading recovery efforts for those impacted by Hurricane Melissa.

The Category 5 hurricane struck Tuesday afternoon near New Hope, Jamaica, with sustained winds over 185 mph.

Hurricane Melissa left at least dozens dead and caused widespread destruction across Cuba, Haiti and Jamaica, where roofless homes, toppled utility poles and water-logged furniture dominated the landscape Wednesday, according to the Associated Press.

Jodi-Ann Crombie, owner of the Real Real Jamaica restaurant on the North Side, was born and raised in Jamaica. She said she is devastated by the storm’s impact.

“I’m lost,” Crombie said. “There’s nothing that I can think of more than what our folks are going through.”

Crombie said she has not heard from her parents and grand

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