Hurricane Melissa leaves trail of destruction
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Celebrity Beyond’s Oct. 26 itinerary will visit the Western Caribbean rather than the Eastern Caribbean, according to the cruise line’s parent company, Royal Caribbean Group. The ship will visit Costa Maya in Mexico, Belize and Roatan, Honduras.
The storm left widespread destruction and at least dozens of deaths in its path. In Chicago, people are looking for ways to help.
There is no infrastructure in the region that can withstand a Category 5,” Prime Minister Andrew Holness said.
Category 5 Hurricane Melissa has made landfall already in Jamaica and Cuba, as one of the strongest hurricanes to ever make landfall.
Hotter-than-average Caribbean water made Hurricane Melissa stronger and wetter. Its part of a trend that scientists link back to climate change.
(Reuters) -Hurricane Melissa made landfall on the southern coast of eastern Cuba on Wednesday as a category three hurricane, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said in its latest advisory. Melissa was located about 60 miles (95 km) west-southwest of Guantanamo,