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Caribbean Islands Reel From Hurricane Melissa’s Devastating Impact as Storm Heads North
Hurricane Melissa caused widespread flooding, displaced over 25,000 in shelters, and left 77% of Jamaica without power, officials reported.
- On Oct. 28, 2025, Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica and tore through Cuba and Haiti, leaving at least 25 dead with 18 missing.
- Satellite data show the storm's rapid intensification as Hurricane Melissa became one of the Atlantic's most powerful storms in 2025, tracked continuously by European Union Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellites.
- Black River officials reported massive roof losses and market destruction as up to 90 per cent of homes lost roofs, more than 25,000 people crowded shelters, and 77 per cent lost power.
- More than 735,000 Cubans evacuated as Miguel Diaz-Canel credited `preparation, organisation, and discipline` for avoiding fatalities, while Haiti faced fresh losses with 20 killed in Petit-Goâve amid displacement of more than 1.3 million people.
- Officials and visual evidence underline the scale of destruction as images on Wednesday, October 29, 2025 show residents recovering roofs and belongings in Santiago de Cuba and people living in flooded Port-au-Prince, Haiti, while Jamaican Transportation Minister Daryl Vaz called the devastation enormous.
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New Images Emerge of Hurricane Melissa's Impact in Caribbean
New images show the swaths of destruction across Jamaica left by Hurricane Melissa, from roofs completely ripped off homes to entire towns flooded. The storm also slammed Cuba which suffered flash flooding and Haiti where the government is reporting more than 20 deaths. NBC’s George Solis reports and TODAY’s Al Roker tracks where the storm is headed.
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The Caribbean was hit hard by Hurricane Melissa. Satellite images before and after the hurricane revealed the extent of the damage. - IN IMAGES - Ouragan Melissa: discover the extent of the damage in satellite vision (International).
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