- Death toll rises to 49
- Before and after view of the fishing village White House, Jamaica
- Emergency relief flights land in Jamaica
- ‘A dire situation unfolding in slow motion’: Why Hurricane Melissa has been so devastating
- Tropical storm conditions reported in Bermuda
- Hurricane Melissa now a Category 2 storm
- Death toll rises as Hurricane Melissa thrashes Bermuda
- Pictures show devastation in Cuba and Haiti
- Watch: Drone footage shows scale of Hurricane Melissa’s destruction on Jamaican fishing village
- National Hurricane Center shares latest update on Hurricane Melissa
Death toll rises to 49
Hurricane Melissa’s confirmed death toll climbed to 49, according to official reports, after wreaking destruction across much of the northern Caribbean and picking up speed as it headed past Bermuda in the North Atlantic.
Authorities in Haiti, which was not directly hit but nevertheless suffered days of torrential rains from the slow-moving storm, reported at least 30 deaths and 20 more missing.
At least 23 people, including 10 children, died in Haiti’s southern town of Petit-Goave when a river burst its banks. Roads, houses and farmlands were also damaged by the rains.
Jamaica’s information minister confirmed at least 19 deaths, but said authorities were continuing search and rescue efforts.
The storm left hundreds of thousands without power, ripped roofs of buildings and scattered fields with rubble.
Alisha Rahaman Sarkar31 October 2025 05:15
Before and after view of the fishing village White House, Jamaica
Jamaica Extreme Weather
Alisha Rahaman Sarkar31 October 2025 05:00
Emergency relief flights land in Jamaica
Emergency relief flights are landing at Jamaica’s main international airport as crews distributed water, medicine and other basic supplies.
Helicopters dropped food as they thrummed above communities where the storm flattened homes, wiped out roads and destroyed bridges, cutting them off from assistance.
Government workers and residents began clearing roads in a push to reach dozens of isolated communities in the island’s southeast that sustained a direct hit from one of the most powerful Atlantic hurricanes on record.
“The entire Jamaica is really broken because of what has happened,” Education Minister Dana Morris Dixon said.
Alisha Rahaman Sarkar31 October 2025 04:14
‘A dire situation unfolding in slow motion’: Why Hurricane Melissa has been so devastating
Hurricane Melissa has cut a path of destruction through the Caribbean this week, hitting Jamaica, Cuba and the Bahamas with winds of up to 185 mph.
Why has this storm been so devastating?
Katie Hawkinson31 October 2025 03:00
Tropical storm conditions reported in Bermuda
Tropical storm conditions are occurring now in Bermuda, according to the latest update from the National Hurricane Center.
The island is also under a Hurricane Warning.
“On the forecast track, the center of Melissa is expected to pass to the northwest of Bermuda tonight and pass south of the Avalon Peninsula of Newfoundland as a post-tropical cyclone on Friday night,” the National Hurricane Center said.
Katie Hawkinson31 October 2025 02:38
Hurricane Melissa now a Category 2 storm
Hurricane Melissa is now a Category 2 storm with 105 mph winds as it passes to the northwest of Bermuda.
The storm is expected to weaken later tonight and on Friday, the National Hurricane Center said. It’s forecasted to then become a post-tropical low by Friday night.
Katie Hawkinson31 October 2025 02:16
Death toll rises as Hurricane Melissa thrashes Bermuda
Hurricane Melissa’s death toll is rising as authorities assess the damage from the storm.
At least 30 people were killed in Haiti, and at least 19 deaths have been reported in Jamaica, the Associated Press reports.
Katie Hawkinson31 October 2025 02:02
Pictures show devastation in Cuba and Haiti
A man walks amid debris in Boca de Dos Rios village, Santiago de Cuba province, Cuba on Thursday after Hurricane Melissa devastated the region (AFP via Getty Images)
A destroyed home is seen in Petit-Goave, Haiti, on Thursday after Hurricane Melissa tore through the area (AFP via Getty Images)
A woman walks amid rubble in Petit-Goave, Haiti, on Thursday (AFP via Getty Images)
Katie Hawkinson31 October 2025 01:00
Watch: Drone footage shows scale of Hurricane Melissa’s destruction on Jamaican fishing village
New drone footage has revealed the scale of Hurricane Melissa’s destruction in a Jamaican fishing village.
Drone footage shows scale of Hurricane Melissa’s destruction on Jamaican fishing village
Katie Hawkinson31 October 2025 00:30
National Hurricane Center shares latest update on Hurricane Melissa
Hurricane Melissa is moving rapidly northeast with 105 mph winds, the National Hurricane Center said in its 8 p.m. update on Thursday.
A Hurricane Warning is currently in effect for Bermuda.
“On the forecast track, the center of Melissa is expected to pass to the northwest of Bermuda tonight and pass south of the Avalon Peninsula of Newfoundland Friday night,” the agency said.
Hurricane Melissa is expected to weaken later Thursday night and Friday. It’s then expected to become a post-tropical low by Friday night.
Katie Hawkinson30 October 2025 23:57
