ST. ELIZABETH PARISH, Jamaica – The Jamaican government has begun to reach the communities most devastated by Hurricane Melissa nearly a week after the historic storm made landfall and carved a path of immense destruction across the western part of the island nation.

Jamaican officials said the first wave of immediate aid supplies and fuel made it to Westmoreland Parish with the help of a U.S. State Department Disaster Relief Task Force on Sunday.

Many buildings and key infrastructure in Westmoreland, St. Elizabeth and St. James Parishes were leveled by the eyewall and the strongest winds from Melissa, which were as strong as 185 mph at landfall.

HURRICANE MELISSA DEATH TOLL CONTINUES TO RISE AS SUFFERING JAMAICANS PLEAD FOR HELP: 'EVERYTHING IS GONE'

U.S. forces are helping with searc

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