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Residents scramble for supplies in Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa
Residents of Jamaica are scrambling for supplies and picking through piles of wreckage from Hurricane Melissa.
Published On 31 Oct 2025
Death toll from Hurricane Melissa climbs to 49, with many still missing
Haiti reported the highest number of deaths following catastrophic flooding from hurricane rains.
From: The Take
What will be the impact of Hurricane Melissa on Jamaica?
Hurricane Melissa landed as a Category 5 in Jamaica, being called ‘the storm of the century’. Can Jamaica recover?
Published On 30 Oct 2025
Jamaica, Haiti and Cuba take stock after Hurricane Melissa destruction
Recovery efforts are under way across Jamaica after Melissa rips off roofs, cuts electricity and unleashes floodwaters.
Boys walk in El Cobre, Cuba, in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa. [Ramon Espinosa/AP Photo]
A convoy carrying aid to Black River, which was hit by Hurricane Melissa, makes its way through Holland Bamboo, Jamaica. [Matias Delacroix/AP Photo]
People wait to charge electrical appliances in El Cobre, Cuba in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa. [Ramon Espinosa/AP Photo]
People walk through Santa Cruz, Jamaica, after Hurricane Melissa passed. [Matias Delacroix/AP Photo]
People recover belongings from a home flooded by Hurricane Melissa in Santiago de Cuba. [Ramon Espinosa/AP Photo]
Residents walk through Lacovia Tombstone, Jamaica, in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa. [Matias Delacroix/AP Photo]
The church of Lacovia Tombstone, Jamaica, sits damaged in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa. [Matias Delacroix/AP Photo]
Men ride after the passage of Hurricane Melissa in El Cobre, Cuba. [Ramon Espinosa/AP Photo]
People stay inside a shelter for families displaced by gang violence, flooded by rain brought by Hurricane Melissa, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. [Odelyn Joseph/AP Photo]
Workers clear downed trees and debris to make way for a convoy carrying aid to Black River, which was hit by Hurricane Melissa, as it moves through Holland Bamboo, Jamaica. [Matias Delacroix/AP Photo]
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The Take: What will be the impact of Hurricane Melissa on Jamaica?
Hurricane Melissa landed as a Category 5 in Jamaica, being called ‘the storm of the century’. Can Jamaica recover?
![Drone view of flooding after Hurricane Melissa made landfall in St Elizabeth, Jamaica, October 29, 2025 [Maria Alejandra Cardona/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/2025-10-29T173858Z_849649674_RC2OLHAGIT9K_RTRMADP_3_STORM-MELISSA-JAMAICA-1761783751.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
From: NewsFeed
Jamaica’s government is appealing for overseas aid after the most powerful
Jamaica’s government is appealing for overseas aid after the most powerful hurricane to ever hit the Caribbean island.
Published On 29 Oct 2025
Hurricane Melissa hits Cuba after killing dozens in Haiti, Jamaica
‘Monstrous’ Hurricane Melissa crosses Cuba after killing dozens in Haiti, Jamaica, and the Dominican Republic.
Eye of Hurricane Melissa exits Jamaica, heads towards Cuba
World Meteorological Organization dubs slow-moving Melissa the ‘storm of the century’ as Cuba braces for impact.
From: NewsFeed
Video: Plane flies through world’s strongest storm, Hurricane Melissa
Forecasters say the Category 5 storm, Hurricane Melissa is set to be Jamaica’s most destructive on record.
Published On 28 Oct 2025
