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Rebecca Morris tells PEOPLE nearly all of her extended family lives in Manchester, Jamaica

When she learned Hurricane Melissa was barreling toward Jamaica as a Category 5 storm, panic set in

When her grandmother heard the news, Morris says she broke down in tears

When Rebecca Morris and her family learned that Hurricane Melissa was barreling toward Jamaica as a Category 5 storm, panic set in immediately.

Though Morris, 25, now lives in Pennsylvania with her parents and grandmother, nearly all of her extended family remains in Manchester, Jamaica — directly in the storm’s path.

“We were so concerned about our family there,” Morris tells PEOPLE exclusively over the phone. “Our houses aren’t built for hurricanes, much less one that powerful. We were scared out of our mi

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