(TNS) Thousands of Jamaicans were still without power, water and internet service on Thursday as the government continued to assess the widespread damage from Hurricane Melissa.

Days after the hit from Jamaica’s most catastrophic hurricane, the scope of the damages are becoming more clear. Aerial images reveal razed neighborhoods and trees without a single leaf — a classic sign of a top-tier tornado, or a hurricane blowing with the same force.

Multiple hospitals on the western side of the island were shredded, and more than 100 roads remain blocked. The government, which is still not yet saying what the death toll is, has dedicated a Jamaica Defense Force helicopter to locate and coordinate the collection of bodies.

“I’ve been hearing some stories that I don’t want to repeat,” Local Gov

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