US EditionHurricane Melissa leaves 25 dead in Haiti, causes widespread damage in Jamaica and Cuba
- Jean Bertrand Subreme, mayor of Petit-Goave, told The Associated Press that 25 people died after La Digue river burst its banks and flooded nearby homes on Wednesday.
- Hurricane Melissa churned with 105 mph top sustained winds and intense rain that forecasters warned could cause life-threatening flooding, landslides, and a 12-foot surge in Haiti, Cuba, and Turks and Caicos.
- Dozens of homes collapsed in Petit-Goave, trapping people under rubble Wednesday morning, while landslides blocked main roads and only one Haiti's Civil Protection Agency official remained amid heavy floodwaters.
- The U.S. government said it is deploying a disaster response team and search-and-rescue personnel, while the State Department authorized non-emergency personnel to leave Jamaica and hopes to reopen airports by Thursday.
- In Jamaica, more than 25,000 people were packed into shelters on Wednesday, while more than 700,000 were evacuated and about 735,000 remained in shelters in Cuba.
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Hurricane Melissa Unleashes Destruction Across Caribbean Hurricane Melissa swept through the northern Caribbean, resulting in a confirmed death toll reaching 44, officials reported on Thursday. The powerful storm made landfall in southwestern Jamaica as a Category 5 hurricane, marking the strongest storm to hit the nation since 1988. According to forecasts, Melissa tied for the second-strongest Atlantic hurricane on record by windspeed.In Jamaic…
Middle TN nonprofit heading to Jamaica to help with recovery efforts
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Teams from a Middle Tennessee nonprofit are traveling to Jamaica this weekend to help the government build field hospitals after Hurricane Melissa destroyed much of the island. The Category 5 storm made landfall in Jamaica on Tuesday, Oct. 28 before it weakened and moved onto Cuba. According to the Associated Press, Hurricane Melissa has killed dozens of people and caused widespread destruction across Jamaica, Haiti, an…
A Quebecer in Jamaica wants to help as many people as possible, as he has been crisscrossing the island since Wednesday with water and food.
President Trump also authorized an immediate response from the country, ordering the State Department to mobilize support for affected communities in the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica and the Turks and Caicos Islands, where widespread damage was caused to the storm, and fatalities were reported.
The town of Black River, Jamaica, was “literally destroyed” by the Category 5 hurricane, which also claimed lives in Haiti and Dominica and then made landfall in Cuba. Damage assessments are still ongoing, and a crocodile watch has been issued in Jamaica. The storm is currently heading towards the Bahamas and Bermuda.
Entire communities in Jamaica demolished or isolated by direct hit from Hurricane Melissa: Officials
In this handout satellite image provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Hurricane Melissa churns through the Caribbean Sea, captured at 15:20Z on October 28, 2025. NOAA via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — From the ground, chaos reigned across Jamaica in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa as residents emerged from the storm to find their communities shattered, their homes lying in ruins along with streets left awash in m…
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