Some residents in Jamaica say they gained’t evacuate their houses regardless of the risk of destruction that Hurricane Melissa is anticipated to carry to the island.
“I hear what they say, but I am not leaving,” Noel Francis, a 64-year-old fisherman, instructed The Associated Press.
Francis lives on the seaside in the southern city of Old Harbor Bay, the place he was born. “I can manage myself,” he stated.
His neighbor, Bruce Dawkins, additionally stated he would keep and experience the storm out together with his good friend.
“I am not going anywhere,” he instructed The Associated Press.
Another resident, Hyacinthe White, stated whereas she is anxious about water ranges, she had no plans to evacuate, the Associated Press reported.
“My only concern is flooding, because we live near the sea,” White stated.
Sandra Walker, a single mom of two, instructed The Associated Press she had “no choice” however to stay in her stall store sorting the produce she sells.
Walker stated she gained’t go to a shelter due to a “terrible” expertise she endured throughout Hurricane Ivan in 2004, when she stated she was solely provided a handful of tins of corned beef to share, in line with The Associated Press.