US EditionWe Hid in a Shower During Hurricane Melissa as It Wiped Away Our Community
Hurricane Melissa caused at least 34 deaths and displaced over 760,000 people across Jamaica, Cuba, Haiti, the Bahamas, and the Dominican Republic, officials reported.
- On Tuesday, Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica as a Category 5 storm, killing at least 34 people and destroying Bluefield, Jamaica.
- The storm peaked as a Category 5 hurricane over Jamaica before weakening to Category 3 by Wednesday as it reached Cuba and then to Category 2 near the Bahamas.
- More than 735,000 evacuees returned to Cuba's east on Thursday, while UNICEF estimates more than 280,000 children need aid and shelters hold over 25,000 people with 77% of Jamaica without power.
- The government of Jamaica declared a disaster area as roads were blocked and flooding hit many parishes; up to 90% of roofs in Black River were destroyed, and four main coastal hospitals evacuated 75 patients.
- Aid agencies report slow access, and hurricane warnings remained in effect early Thursday for the Bahamas and Bermuda, with Alexander Pendry saying, `News is already coming through that whole communities are underwater and that the damage left by the strong winds has been devastating.
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Calls for help as Melissa leaves a trail of destruction across the Caribbean
Hurricane Melissa has left a trail of devastation across the northern Caribbean, striking Jamaica, Cuba and Haiti before sweeping towards Bermuda. One of the most powerful Atlantic storms on record, it has killed at least 30 people, displaced thousands and crippled vital infrastructure. Recovery efforts are now under way across the region.
Caribbean nations hit by Hurricane Melissa begin recovery
Island nations in the Caribbean worked on rescue and recovery operations in the wake of Hurricane Melissa. The storm tore through Jamaica, leveling some communities entirely. It also left a trail of destruction in Cuba and Haiti. At least 30 are reported dead so far. William Brangham reports.
Caribbean nations hit by Hurricane Melissa begin long road to recovery
Island nations in the Caribbean worked on rescue and recovery operations in the wake of Hurricane Melissa. The storm tore through Jamaica, leveling some communities entirely. It also left a trail of destruction in Cuba and Haiti. At least 30 are reported dead so far. William Brangham reports.
Hurricane Melissa does not stop his devastating race in the Caribbean. The storm is hitting the Bahamas with devastating winds and torrential rains, after causing the death of...
Death Toll Rises to 34 After Hurricane Melissa Batters Caribbean
Hurricane Melissa is bearing down on Bermuda after leaving a trail of destruction across the Caribbean, with at least 34 people confirmed dead — most of them in Haiti. Jamaica has confirmed at least eight deaths, after Melissa made landfall Tuesday as one of the most powerful Atlantic hurricanes on record. This is Sasha Hamilton, a resident of the hard-hit Catherine Hall neighborhood of Montego Bay in Jamaica. Sasha Hamilton: “Yesterday was abso…
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