Hurricane Melissa Kills 25 in Haiti, Nearly 30 Dead as Storm Batters Caribbean

At least 25 people were killed, nearly 30 in total, after a river burst its banks and drenched southern Haiti due to heavy rain caused by Hurricane Melissa on Wednesday, CNN reported. The strongest-ever hurricane barreled through the northern...

Hurricane Melissa kills 25 in Haiti, devastates Jamaica, pounds Cuba and barrels through Caribbean

Havana: Hurricane Melissa barreled through the northern Caribbean on Wednesday after thrashing Cuba’s second-biggest city, isolating hundreds of rural communities, unleashing devastation in Jamaica and drenching Haiti, where at least 25 were...

20 dead as Hurricane Melissa hits Haiti

At least 20 people have died in Haiti as Hurricane Melissa swept through the country, local media reported on Wednesday, said Xinhua. According to Radio Television Caraibes, several neighborhoods in the southwestern coastal town of Petit-Goave...

At least 20 dead as Hurricane Melissa ravages Haiti

At least 20 people have died in Haiti as Hurricane Melissa swept through the country, local media reported on Wednesday. Several neighborhoods in the southwestern coastal town of Petit-Goave were almost entirely destroyed, with collapsed houses...

At least 25 dead in Haiti as Hurricane Melissa continues destructive path

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'Many homes have been destroyed. It's all gone': Haiti, Jamaica pick up the pieces after Hurricane Melissa's wrath

At least 20 people are dead in Haiti and another dozen are missing after a river in the town of Petit-Goâve, southwest of Port-au-Prince, flooded while Jamaica picked up the pieces, with local authorities calling early images of the powerful...

Melissa kills 25 in Haiti, nearly 30 total as hurricane batters Caribbean

Hurricane Melissa barreled through the Caribbean on Wednesday after thrashing Cuba's second-biggest city, isolating hundreds of rural communities, unleashing devastation in Jamaica and drenching Haiti, where at least 25 were killed, APA reports...

JD Vance re ups Trump's claims that Haitians in Ohio were 'eating cats and dogs'

The vice president made the bizarre claims once again during an interview with The New York Post’s Pod Force One podcast(Image: Pod Force One) Vice President JD Vance doubled down on a debunked conspiracy theory, previously deemed racist, about...

Hurricane Melissa kills 25 in Haiti, nearly 30 total as storm batters Caribbean

HAVANA/KINGSTON — Hurricane Melissa barreled through the Caribbean on Wednesday after thrashing Cuba’s second-biggest city, isolating hundreds of rural communities, unleashing devastation in Jamaica and drenching Haiti, where at least 25 were...

Hurricane Melissa kills dozens in trail of destruction across Cuba, Haiti and Jamaica

SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Cuba (AP) — Hurricane Melissa left dozens dead and widespread destruction across Cuba, Haiti and Jamaica, where roofless homes, toppled utility poles and water-logged furniture dominated the landscape Wednesday. A landslide...

Hurricane Melissa leaves dozens dead across Jamaica, Cuba and Haiti

Residents walk through Santa Cruz, Jamaica, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025, after Hurricane Melissa passed. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix) Hurricane Melissa left dozens dead and widespread destruction across Jamaica, Cuba and Haiti, where roofless homes,...

30 dead or missing in Haiti as Caribbean reels from Hurricane Melissa

Cubans have waded through flooded, debris-strewn streets as Hurricane Melissa blasted across the Caribbean, leaving 30 dead or missing in Haiti and devastating swaths of Jamaica. Headed for the Bahamas and Bermuda as a weakened but still...

Dozens killed, thousands displaced as Hurricane Melissa slams Cuba, Haiti, Jamaica

Hurricane Melissa, one of the strongest Atlantic storms on record, has killed at least 40 people across Haiti, Cuba and Jamaica. The Category 5 storm caused massive flooding, power outages and destruction, leaving thousands homeless and rescue...

Hurricane Melissa devastates Cuba, Haiti, Jamaica; heads to Bahamas

SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Cuba (AP) — Hurricane Melissa left dozens dead and widespread destruction across Cuba, Haiti and Jamaica, where roofless homes, toppled utility poles and water-logged furniture dominated the landscape Wednesday. A landslide...

First deaths from Hurricane Melissa reported in Jamaica

Hurricane Melissa has blasted across the Caribbean, leaving 30 dead or missing in Haiti and four dead in Jamaica. "I am saddened to announce that four persons - three men and one woman - have been confirmed dead by the police in St Elizabeth....

Hurricane Melissa roars through Cuba after thrashing Jamaica, Haiti

Hurricane Melissa barrelled north of Cuba on Wednesday after thrashing the city of Santiago and isolating hundreds of rural communities while unleashing devastation in Jamaica and drenching Haiti, where reports surfaced of more than two dozen...

At least 20 dead as Hurricane Melissa hits Haiti

A man inspects plastic sheets serving as roofs for makeshift homes during heavy rains brought by the outer bands of Hurricane Melissa, at a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints shelter, housing some of the more than 1.3 million Haitians...

Hurricane Melissa leaves dozens dead across Cuba, Haiti and Jamaica

Jamaica rushes to assess damage Jamaican officials reported complications in assessing the damage because of outages, noting “a total communication blackout” in areas, Richard Thompson, acting director general of Jamaica’s Office of Disaster...

The Latest: Hurricane Melissa leaves dozens dead across Cuba, Haiti and Jamaica

SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Cuba (AP) — Flooding from Hurricane Melissa killed at least 40 people in Haiti while the storm still churned across Cuba on Wednesday after leaving Jamaica with widespread damage and power outages, officials said. SANTIAGO DE...

Dozens killed as Hurricane Melissa ravages Cuba, Haiti, Jamaica

Hurricane Melissa left a deadly trail across Cuba, Haiti, and Jamaica, killing dozens and causing massive destruction as residents faced roofless homes, downed power lines, and flooded streets in the storm’s aftermath Wednesday. A landslide...