Hurricane Melissa: Jamaica wakes up to destruction as storm pummels Cuba

Hurricane Melissa, the strongest storm to ever hit Jamaica, and the largest on record this year, left widespread destruction in its wake Tuesday, obliterating buildings, ripping off roofs and flinging debris across the island. At its peak, the...

How is Jamaica? See Hurricane Melissa storm damage

Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica as a Category 5 storm before hitting Cuba as a Category 3. The storm caused at least one death in Jamaica and "total devastation" in western parts of the island. After hitting Cuba, the storm is now a...

Miami, Key Biscayne y el país suman ayudas para catástrofe en Jamaica tras paso de bestial huracán Melissa

Jamaica's top officials have urged people on the island of 2.8 million to cooperate with evacuation orders Ricardo Makyn Bull Bay, Jamaica, in the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl on July 4, 2024 Ricardo Makyn Video grab courtesy of a SeeJamaica CCTV...

Photos: Hurricane Melissa blasts through Jamaica

Updated October 29, 2025 at 9:43 AM PDT Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica Tuesday as the strongest storm in the island's history. The Category 5 hurricane tore a path of destruction across the island, causing major flooding and power...

Riding Out the Storm: Local couple in Jamaica for island’s largest recorded hurricane

Chetek residents Julie and Tony Espeseth, pictured above, are currently wintering in the Caribbean in Jamaica. The couple, along with the rest of the island, have finished all of their preparations, as hurricane Melissa, a Category 5 hurricane,...

Videos: 7 dead, rooves blown off as unstoppable Hurricane Melissa batters Jamaica

Hurricane Melissa roared toward Cuba's second-largest city, Santiago de Cuba, late on Tuesday after carving a deadly path through Jamaica as the strongest storm ever to strike the Caribbean island nation. The US National Hurricane Center has...

Raheem Sterling 'sold stunning Jamaica property' just months before deadly hurricane

Raheem Sterling was raised in Jamaica and previously owned a property on the hurricane-central island(Image: Getty Images) Raheem Sterling sold a lavish property on the south coast of Jamaica just months before a deadly storm wreaked havoc. The...

These are the strongest hurricanes that have struck Jamaica in the past

Hurricane Melissa made landfall on Jamaica early Tuesday afternoon as a Category 5 storm, with maximum sustained winds of 185 mph -- the most powerful hurricane to strike the Caribbean island nation and one of the strongest on record in the...

Flight canceled for North Myrtle Beach family hunkering down in Jamaica during hurricane

NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) - The North Myrtle Beach family taking shelter in Jamaica during a historic hurricane cannot get off the island just yet. David Watkins confirmed that his family’s Wednesday flight has been canceled, and there is no...

Hurricane Melissa roars through Cuba

Hurricane Melissa barreled 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...

Sandals pledges unwavering support as Jamaica begins recovery

Sandals Resorts International released a message today, pledging “unwavering support” as Jamaica moves to begin its recovery from the impact of Hurricane Melissa. In a message released today, Sandals Resorts International states that: “Following...

British woman living in Jamaica says Hurricane Melissa has been ‘terrifying’

A British woman living in Jamaica said she feared she would have to “grab the kids and run” as Hurricane Melissa struck the country. Cheshire-born Michaela Menezes is sheltering with her children Luca, 14, and Isabella, 10, in the R Hotel near her...

Tui flying out empty planes to rescue stranded holidaymakers from Hurricane Melissa

Europe’s biggest holiday company, Tui, is flying empty aircraft to the Caribbean in preparation for bringing home many hundreds of stranded holidaymakers from Jamaica. Some Tui customers were due to fly back as early as last Saturday, but a string...

After battering Jamaica, Hurricane Melissa makes Cuba landfall

Hurricane Melissa, the strongest storm ever recorded in Jamaica, left a trail of destruction across the island before tearing into eastern Cuba on Wednesday, battering Santiago and inundating surrounding farmland. A Category 5 storm with sustained...

Couple's 10th anniversary trip turns to nightmare after Hurricane Melissa destroys Jamaica resort

A couple celebrating their 10th anniversary is stranded in Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa destroyed their Montego Bay resort. VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — A Virginia Beach woman says she and her husband are still stranded in Jamaica after Hurricane...

Sandals Resorts Is Assessing Damage Following Hurricane Melissa in Jamaica

Sandals Resorts is assessing the damage at its seven Jamaica properties following Hurricane Melissa, a destructive Category 3 storm that struck the Caribbean island on Tuesday and is now hitting Cuba. In a social media post on Wednesday morning,...

Jamaica hit by Cat 5 Hurricane Melissa, strongest storm in its history

Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica as a catastrophic Category 5 storm. The hurricane is the strongest ever recorded in Jamaica's history, with winds reaching 185 mph. Forecasters warned of catastrophic flooding, landslides, and a storm...

Jamaica already prepping recovery plan for road infrastructure, bridges, as it braces for Hurricane Melissa

Jamaica is hunkering down and bracing for impact as Hurricane Melissa barrels across the island. The Category 5 storm is expected to hit record breaking wind speeds and threaten never-before-seen storm surges. "Let's not romanticize this, right,"...

Tourists on hotel lockdown among thousands of Britons at risk as Storm Melissa batters Jamaica

Tourists locked down in their hotels are among thousands of Britons at risk as deadly Hurricane Melissa batters Jamaica. The Jamaican government has ordered evacuations from high-risk areas, while other people have been told to stay inside, and...

Black-Owned, White Sands: Beachfront Escapes Making Cultural Waves

The tides are shifting in travel as Black hoteliers and property management groups are reclaiming space and creating shorelines where Black travelers feel seen and celebrated worldwide. From the shimmering sands of some of Africa’s most iconic...