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An influencer is facing criticism over his series of posts complaining about being on holidays in jamaica As hurricane melissa Affects the area.
category 5 hurricane Landslide occurred on Tuesday afternoon Winds gusted up to 185 mph in southwestern Jamaica near New Hope, in what forecasters are calling “extremely dangerous and life-threatening conditions.” At least seven people have died so far in the Caribbean region, including three in Jamaica, three in Haiti and one in the Dominican Republic.
Hannah Grubbs began posting TikTok videos about her trip on Friday, including a since-deleted video of her and a friend walking through an airport with the screen saying, “We’re going to Jamaica during a hurricane.”
After landing in Jamaica, Grubbs continued to share more videos referencing the storm, including a post from Sunday where she was being served a drink by a bartender, as she wrote, “showing that a Category 5 hurricane is not going to hit Jamaica.”
She began showing clips of the weather getting worse, including one where she looked out over the balcony of her hotel room and wrote on the screen, “Hurricane Melissa is messing with my vacation here.”
Many people used the comments section of the post to question why she continued to talk about her vacation while the storm continues to threaten the lives of locals.
“Pretty weird tone deaf video. People are legitimately going to die,” one comment read, while another agreed, writing, “Yes, but at the end of the day you have to take a flight and go back home, meanwhile these people have to stay and endure the storm and its consequences.”
A third commenter sarcastically wrote, “People are about to lose everything, their loved ones, and their lives, but yes, let’s all have a moment of silence for the holidays Hannah.”
Other commentators questioned why Grubbs did not look at any weather reports before his vacation to reschedule the trip.
“You literally knew a storm was coming…” one person wrote in the comments. “Why didn’t you reschedule?” Another commenter expressed surprise. “It’s not like you knew it was coming!”
Independent Grubbs has been contacted for comment.
As of Tuesday morning, more than 240,000 electric customers are without power. Jamaica’s Minister of Local Government and Community Development Desmond McKenzie said Tuesday that 382 of 800 shelters have been occupied so far, housing about 6,000 people.
Officials warned residents to take shelter.
McKenzie said, “Jamaica, this is not the time to be brave.” “Don’t bet against Melissa. It’s a bet we can’t win.”