UN • 2025-10-30

Hurricane Melissa leaves thousands displaced across the Caribbean

Hurricane Melissa has left a trail of devastation after crossing Jamaica, Cuba and the Bahamas, with severe effects also felt in Haiti, the Dominican Republic and parts of Central America, the UN aid coordination office (UNOCHA) reported on Thursday.

CBS • 2025-10-28

Melissa set to slam Jamaica as its strongest hurricane on record

Hurricane Melissa was set to pummel Jamaica as a catastrophic Category 5 storm, the strongest to lash the island since recordkeeping began 174 years ago.

CBS • 2025-10-28

Hurricane Melissa inching toward Jamaica as chart-topping Category 5 storm. Maps show its forecast path.

Hurricane Melissa, a Category 5 storm - the strongest a hurricane can get — is expected to bring "catastrophic winds, flooding, and storm surge" to Jamaica Tuesday, forecasters say.

The New York Times • 2025-10-27

The storm’s strength grew out of warmer-than-usual Caribbean waters.

Los Angeles Times • 2025-10-27

Hurricane Melissa bears down on Jamaica and threatens to be the island's strongest recorded storm

Hurricane Melissa has intensified to a Category 5 storm as it nears Jamaica.

Los Angeles Times • 2025-10-28

Category 5 Hurricane Melissa brings flooding and catastrophic winds to Jamaica

Jamaica's government said it had done all it could to prepare for the strongest hurricane to hit the island since recordkeeping began 174 years ago.