Texas Honeymooners Trapped In Jamaica Amid Hurricane Melissa Hits Island

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00:00Texas Honeymooners Trapped in Jamaica Amid Hurricane Melissa Hits Island

00:05A Texas couple's honeymoon has turned into a nightmare as they remain stranded in Jamaica,

00:10with a massive Category 5 hurricane approaching.

00:14Cassidy and Hunter Bishop, newlyweds from the Dallas-Fort Worth area,

00:18are sheltering near Montego Bay as Hurricane Melissa,

00:21one of the most powerful storms on record in the Caribbean.

00:24Barrels toward the island with sustained winds of 175 mph.

00:28The couple arrived just before Jamaican officials issued evacuation orders and shut down the airport.

00:35With all flights canceled and the Montego Bay airport boarded up,

00:39they now have no way off the island.

00:42All we are hearing is how intense the storm is going to be, Hunter told Fox News.

00:47Cassidy has shared updates on TikTok,

00:49saying they've moved to a shelter and are praying non-stop for protection.

00:54Hurricane Melissa is expected to bring catastrophic wind damage,

00:57flash flooding and landslides across Jamaica and parts of Cuba.

01:02Officials have activated the country's National Disaster Response Plan

01:05and urged all residents and tourists to stay indoors.

01:09Emergency shelters are filling quickly as aid groups mobilize across the region.

01:14Forecasters warn Melissa could surpass the devastation of Hurricane Gilbert in 1988,

01:19which caused $800 million in damage and killed 45 people.

01:23So far, no deaths have been reported,

01:25but authorities say the next 48 hours are critical as power outages and communication failures loom.

01:32Hundreds of tourists, including the Bishops, are stranded without word on when flights might resume.

01:38U.S. officials are monitoring the situation but have not announced evacuation plans.

01:42The National Hurricane Center warns that Melissa's path could shift toward Haiti,

01:46the Dominican Republic, or the Bahamas.

01:48For now, stranded visitors like the Bishops can only wait, hope,

01:53and ride out one of the strongest hurricanes in Caribbean history.