US EditionHurricane Melissa death toll rises as aid struggles to reach parts of Jamaica
- On Thursday, Hurricane Melissa's confirmed death toll climbed to 49 after the storm ravaged the northern Caribbean and made landfall in southwestern Jamaica as a Category 5.
- After first forming off the Cape Verde islands on October 13, Hurricane Melissa travelled more than 7,000 kilometres as scientists linked its intensification to warming ocean waters.
- Over 70% of electrical customers in Jamaica remained without power as of Thursday morning, said Energy Minister Daryl Vaz, while a forecaster estimated $48 billion to $52 billion in damage across the western Caribbean.
- Relief flights and aid had begun to flow into Jamaica's airports and Kingston's main airport was largely back to normal, while US search and rescue teams were headed for Jamaica on Thursday.
- In Cuba, more than 3 million people were reported exposed to life-threatening conditions and 735,000 evacuated to shelters, while governments and humanitarian organisations pledged support despite UN fund shortfalls.
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Death Toll from Hurricane Melissa Rises to 49
The death toll from Hurricane Melissa has risen to 49. On Thursday, Jamaica’s Prime Minister Andrew Holness shared images of the hardest-hit areas of the island, showing homes lying in ruin amid twisted corrugated metal, dangling power lines, flooded neighborhoods and streets covered in mud. Holness says the southern beach town of Black River was almost “totally destroyed.” At least 19 deaths were recorded across Jamaica. Meanwhile, Haiti report…
Hurricane Melissa was the most powerful one to hit the ground in 90 years when it hit Jamaica in category 5, killing at least 19 people.
Hurricane Melissa Death Toll Nears 50 as Survivors in Caribbean Face 'Heartbreaking' Devastation
AccuWeather Chief Meteorologist Jonathan Porter said “some may never be able to recover” from MelissaCLARENS SIFFROY/AFP via Getty Cars are submerged in mud following Hurricane Melissa in Petit-Goave, 68km southwest of Port-au-Prince, on October 30, 2025.NEED TO KNOWOfficials say nearly 50 people have died in the Caribbean following Hurricane MelissaExperts estimate between $48 billion to $52 billion in damage and economic loss was caused by th…
According to the United States, Melissa surpassed the 1935 record as the strongest storm ever when it hit Jamaica on Tuesday.
The Straits Times
The Star Kuala LumpurMelissa dissipates, leaves destruction and at least 50 dead in Caribbean
KINGSTON/PORT-AU-PRINCE - Melissa, one of the strongest storms on record to make landfall in the Caribbean, began to dissipate on Friday after sowing devastation across much of Jamaica, cutting off communities in Cuba, drenching Haiti and leaving at least 50 dead. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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