Hurricane Melissa made landfall in southwest Jamaica this week near the coastal town of Black River, which the government has described as “ground zero.”

Images from a helicopter over Black River, a coastal town of 5,000 in southwestern Jamaica, show the extent of the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa.

Black River, Jamaica was completely destroyed by Hurricane Melissa. Residents say aid still has not arrived in the town, and they are in desperate need of food and water. NBC News’ George Solis reports.

A centuries-old port town was left “devastated” by Hurricane Melissa after a 16ft storm surge hit Black River, satellite images reveal.

It’s been nearly a week since Hurricane Melissa made its first catastrophic landfall in Jamaica, and the death toll is continuing to rise.

At least two people in the town died, and its historical buildings were reduced to rubble. Black River on Wednesday was unrecognizable to people there: The coastline was strewed with massive boulders, and a cellphone tower had twisted into a semicircle.

Shaggy quickly joined forces with key organizations to deliver relief aid to his native Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa’s devastation.

CNN’s Derek Van Dam reports from Black River, Jamaica, where Hurricane Melissa made landfall, decimating the town.

At least 60 people have been killed, and several communities in Jamaica were completely flattened, according to officials.