new video loaded: Flooding Remains in Some of the Hardest Hit Areas in Jamaica Three days after Hurricane Melissa hit Jamaica, floodwaters have continued to rise in St. Elizabeth Parish because of a blocked drainage system. As of Friday, homes and roads remained flooded, and power had not been restored. By Erin Schaff and Jamie […]
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‘How do you rebuild all this?’ Black River residents assess damage after Hurricane Melissa | Jamaica
It is a treacherous journey to Black River, a coastal town in Jamaica’s southwestern parish of St Elizabeth, which this week bore the brunt of Hurricane Melissa, one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes on record. Uprooted trees and lamp-posts, rubble from landslides, huge potholes and miles of thick, slippery silt from severe flooding have turned […]
Hurricane Melissa death toll nears 50 as Jamaica relief efforts intensify and storm heads north | Hurricane Melissa
The death toll from Hurricane Melissa has reached 49 as the storm continued to tear through the Caribbean, heading past Bermuda, and workers in Jamaica ramped up efforts to clear roads and reach people in isolated and cut-off areas. In Haiti, the death toll has risen to 30, with another 20 missing, the civil defence […]
Haiti, Jamaica and Cuba pick up after Hurricane Melissa : NPR
An aerial view of Black River, Jamaica, on Thursday in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa. Matias Delacroix/AP hide caption toggle caption Matias Delacroix/AP SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Cuba — The rumble of large machinery, whine of chain saws and chopping of machetes echoed through communities across the northern Caribbean on Thursday as they dug out from […]
UK charters flights for Britons stranded in Jamaica
AFP via Getty Images Hurricane Melissa has destroyed homes and infrastructure, flooded neighbourhoods and left dozens dead The UK government has chartered flights to help British nationals leave Jamaica in the wake of Hurricane Melissa. As many as 8,000 Britons are understood to be on the Caribbean island. The Foreign Office has urged them to […]
Hurricane Melissa live updates: hundreds of thousands evacuated to shelters as 120mph winds hit Cuba; extensive damage in Jamaica | Hurricane Melissa
Hundreds of thousands evacuated to shelters as 120mph winds hit Cuba Hundreds of thousands of people had been evacuated to shelters in Cuba, reports the Associated Press (AP). A hurricane warning is in effect for the provinces of Granma, Santiago de Cuba, Guantánamo, Holguin and Las Tunas. Hurricane Melissa had top sustained winds of 120mph […]
‘Storm of the century’: record-breaking Hurricane Melissa hits Jamaica | Hurricane Melissa
Hurricane Melissa has made landfall in Jamaica, where sheltering residents braced themselves against ferocious winds, heavy flood waters and landslides from the category 5 storm, one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes in history. Videos and photographs published by local newspapers painted a devastating portrait of the impact: roads transformed into raging rivers, downed power lines […]
Hurricane Melissa could be strongest to ever hit Jamaica
REUTERS/Octavio Jones Residents in Kingston prepare for the storm with sandbags People in Jamaica are bracing for the impact of Hurricane Melissa, which is forecast to unleash destructive winds and bring catastrophic flooding to the Caribbean nation in the coming hours. Melissa was upgraded to a category five hurricane – the maximum strength – early […]
Hurricane Melissa live updates: Storm upgraded to Category 5 on approach to Jamaica
For Jamaica, there will likely be a “before Melissa” and “after Melissa,” similar to the long-term impact of other historic hurricanes like Katrina, Sandy and Michael. This ABC News graphic shows the forecast for Hurricane Melissa as of Oct. 27, 2025. ABC News The strongest hurricane on record to make landfall over Jamaica was Hurricane […]