Hurricane Melissa hits Cuba after turning Jamaica into ‘disaster area’

The Guardian - World NewsCenter-LeftEN 3 min read 100% complete by Natricia Duncan in Clarendon, Anthony Lugg in Portland, and Oliver HolmesOctober 29, 2025 at 04:06 PM

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Hurricane Melissa hit Cuba after causing severe damage to Jamaica, declared a disaster area by Prime Minister Andrew Holness due to extensive destruction and loss of power affecting over 530,000 people out of 2.8 million residents. The category 5 storm, one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes on record, moved slowly across western Jamaica, causing widespread flooding, infrastructure damage, and displacing nearly 15,000 people into shelters. Climate scientists link the rapid intensification of such storms to human-caused global heating. Additionally, at least ten deaths were reported in Haiti due to related floods.

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