Hurricane Melissa had wind speeds of 185 mph when it made landfall in Jamaica as a catastrophic Category 5 storm on Oct. 28 ...

Communities across the Caribbean are reeling in the wake of Hurricane Melissa, which ripped through Jamaica, Cuba and Hispaniola, the island comprising Haiti and the Dominican Republic, this week.

Parts of the Caribbean began surveying the extensive damage caused by the deadly Hurricane Melissa, which made landfall in Jamaica as a powerful Category 5 hurricane on Tuesday, Oct. 28. As the ...

The storm “totally destroyed” the port of Black River, the prime minister said. At least five people died in Jamaica, and the hurricane killed at least 30 in Haiti. Officials expect the toll to rise.

The collapse of Jamaica’s peak tourism season after Hurricane Melissa shows how unprepared the industry remains for extreme weather. Building climate resilience is no longer optional. Hurricane ...

Hurricane Melissa, a catastrophic Category 5 storm with sustained winds of 185 mph, made landfall in southwestern Jamaica on Oct. 28, 2025, destroying homes, severely damaging critical infrastructure ...

Rescuers and aid workers fanned out across Jamaica on Saturday to distribute food and water and reach communities still isolated four days after Hurricane Melissa hit the island. Health Minister ...

Hurricane Melissa, the most powerful Atlantic hurricane on record in 2025, made landfall in Jamaica as a Category 5 storm on Tuesday, October 28. The storm brought catastrophic winds, flash flooding, ...

Editor's note: This page summarizes Hurricane Melissa news for Thursday, Oct. 30. For the latest news on Hurricane Melissa, please visit USA TODAY's coverage for Friday, Oct. 31. Parts of the ...

The air smells of damp earth and drying mud. Smoke from debris fires mixes with a faint tang of fuel from the few generators that still have gas. Every sound carries: the strike of hammers and the ...