Thousands of miles away from Jamaica in Metro Atlanta, people are sending some much-needed supplies to Jamaica.
Hurricane Beryl is impacting the country with high winds, storm surges, and damaging waves.
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Channel 2′s Audrey Washington spoke with Elaine Bryan of the Jamaican Consulate of Atlanta, as Bryan tried to contact her friends and family in Jamaica.
“Hello Mrs. Campbell, I’m calling you from the consulate,” Bryan said to her colleague Marva Campbell over the phone on Wednesday.
“How is everything in Jamaica?” Bryan asked Campbell.
Marva Campbell the Deputy Consul General of Jamaica explained conditions early Wednesday afternoon.
“For Kingston, we’re having rain but it’s not heavy. But there are sections of the island St. Mary and Portland where they are having a lot of wind and rain,” Campbell said.
The conditions changed by late Wednesday afternoon.
Bryan told Washington she’s been fielding calls from concerned Jamaican Americans living in Metro Atlanta.