US EditionPublished • loading... • Updated
Hurricane 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.
Insights by Ground AI
Podcasts & Opinions
411 Articles
411 Articles
‘The most terrifying experience’: Hurricane Melissa leaves trail of destruction in Jamaica
A demolished church, roofs blown off homes, shattered windows and debris-strewn, impassable roads: Hurricane Melissa dealt a direct hit to Jamaica’s southwestern coastal communities that face a long haul picking up the pieces.
·South Africa
Read Full Article
In several Caribbean states people are killed. Houses, bridges and banana plantations are destroyed. Now the storm runs over the Bahamas.
Coverage Details
Total News Sources411
Leaning Left87Leaning Right44Center108Last UpdatedBias Distribution45% Center
Bias Distribution
- 45% of the sources are Center
45% Center
L 36%
C 45%
R 19%
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
