GAINESVILLE, Fla. – University of Florida students who are studying from Jamaica or have families there are struggling to contact their loved ones after Hurricane Melissa brought catastrophic damage to the island last week.
“God forbid, I don’t even know if everyone is still alive,” said Risan Ford, a UF Online graduate student who lives in Kingston, the capital and largest city in Jamaica.
Ford said in an interview she was waiting on the all-clear to check on relatives. With roads blocked, she isn’t sure how long that may take. Every day since the hurricane struck, she has listened to reports of bodies being recovered…