Hurricane relief efforts are underway in metro Atlanta. “We’ve opened our doors to help with what we can,” said Chris Brand. Brand is the CEO of Friends of Disabled Adults and Children, a nonprofit that specializes in providing free medical equipment to people across Georgia, the U.S., and abroad.

Forecasters say Hurricane Melissa is the strongest storm to ever hit the island of Jamaica. Some locals who once called Jamaica home expect the level of devastation to be high.