The Central Alabama Caribbean American Organization is hosting a relief fundraiser to support those impacted by Hurricane Melissa.

The Category 5 storm, which left a trail of destruction across the Caribbean, stunned forecasters and meteorologists, achieving extreme rapid intensification as well as a never-before-recorded wind speed near the ocean surface.

The storm was one of the strongest to ever form in the Atlantic, with winds reaching 185 mph shortly before making landfall in Jamaica.

"They breathe life into every season, and now it’s our turn to help give some of that life back," the resort wrote.

Category 5 Hurricane Melissa has made landfall already in Jamaica and Cuba, as one of the strongest hurricanes to ever make landfall.

POLICE officers were among the first group of people to step up in the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, clearing roads, locating and rescuing individuals trapped in hurricane-damaged homes, and reconnecting frightened citizens with loved ones with whom they had lost contact.

The community is stepping in to help two sisters who lost everything in Hurricane Melissa.The young girls from Jamaica are now here in New Orleans, staying with their father, as they start over.But a stranger saw a call to action and stepped in to help.

Influencers face backlash for posting TikTok and Instagram videos while traveling to Jamaica during Category 5 Hurricane Melissa, with critics calling their content insensitive.

If I have my land and the building has been destroyed, I still have value in the land even though the building is not there; and you ought not to abandon the land. Losing the building doesn’t mean losing your land.