Recovery efforts are underway in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa throughout the Caribbean. Authorities say at least 50 people have died as a result of the hurricane, and the death toll is expected to rise.

The category 5 storm moved in with winds of 185 miles per hour in Jamaica, destroying homes, causing widespread power outages, and blocking roads, making cleanup efforts much more difficult.

Government officials say whole communities have been wiped out or isolated.

CBN's Operation Blessing is already in Montego Bay, partnering with a local church. The team arrived after sundown on Wednesday and began handing out solar lamps to bring light in the darkness.

"It looks crazy...but you know God is with us and this is a ray of hope for the families," said Operation Blessings's Diego T

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