Jamaica

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From: The Take

What will be the impact of Hurricane Melissa on Jamaica?

Hurricane Melissa landed as a Category 5 in Jamaica, being called ‘the storm of the century’. Can Jamaica recover?

Jamaica, Haiti and Cuba take stock after Hurricane Melissa destruction

Recovery efforts are under way across Jamaica after Melissa rips off roofs, cuts electricity and unleashes floodwaters.

Boys walk in El Cobre, Cuba, in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025.

Boys walk in El Cobre, Cuba, in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa. [Ramon Espinosa/AP Photo]

Hurricane Melissa leaves trail of destruction across northern Caribbean

A convoy carrying aid to Black River, which was hit by Hurricane Melissa, makes its way through Holland Bamboo, Jamaica. [Matias Delacroix/AP Photo]

People wait to charge electrical appliances in El Cobre, Cuba in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa. [Ramon Espinosa/AP Photo]

People walk through Santa Cruz, Jamaica, after Hurricane Melissa passed. [Matias Delacroix/AP Photo]

People recover belongings from a home flooded by Hurricane Melissa in Santiago de Cuba. [Ramon Espinosa/AP Photo]

Residents walk through Lacovia Tombstone, Jamaica, in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa. [Matias Delacroix/AP Photo]

The church of Lacovia Tombstone, Jamaica, sits damaged in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025.

The church of Lacovia Tombstone, Jamaica, sits damaged in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa. [Matias Delacroix/AP Photo]

Men ride after the passage of Hurricane Melissa in El Cobre, Cuba. [Ramon Espinosa/AP Photo]

People stay inside a shelter for families displaced by gang violence, flooded by rain brought by Hurricane Melissa, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. [Odelyn Joseph/AP Photo]

Workers clear downed trees and debris to make way for a convoy carrying aid to Black River, which was hit by Hurricane Melissa, as it moves through Holland Bamboo, Jamaica. [Matias Delacroix/AP Photo]

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