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Sean Paul shares disturbing videos inside Jamaica as Hurricane Melissa wreaks havoc
Rapper shares harrowing videos from inside Jamaica as Hurricane Melissa hits(Image: @duttypaul /Instagram) Sean Paul has been providing updates to fans from Jamaica amid the catastrophic destruction caused by Hurricane Melissa. Jamaica was...
Hurricane Melissa devastates Jamaica, charges into Cuba
HAVANA/KINGSTON >> Hurricane Melissa unleashed devastation in Jamaica as the strongest storm on record ever to hit the Caribbean island nation, and roared later today into eastern Cuba, smashing the city of Santiago and flooding rural land. A...
'Never been this bad': Jamaica surveys ruins in hurricane's wake
In Seaford Town, Christopher Hacker's restaurant high in the hills of western Jamaica stands in ruins: "Everything is gone," he told AFP. He is also a farmer, and shared images of his banana fields that were flattened. "It will take a lot to...
'Loss of life expected' as Melissa unleashes devastation on Jamaica
In eastern Cuba, around 735,000 people were evacuated from homes as the storm approached, authorities said. By mid-morning, President Miguel Diaz-Canel said Cuba had already suffered extensive damage and warned residents against letting down their...
‘Never been this bad’: Jamaica surveys ruins in hurricane’s wake
A store stands destroyed following the passage of Hurricane Melissa in Manchester, Jamaica, on October 29, 2025 - Copyright AFP Ricardo Makyn Ricardo Makyn with AFP bureaus A demolished church, roofs blown off homes, shattered windows and...
Apocalyptic scenes at Jamaica airport gutted by Hurricane Melissa
Video captures the damage to Jamaica's Sangster International Airport following Hurricane Melissa's landfall, which prompted authorities to declare the whole nation a "disaster area." The shocking footage shows the airport in total shambles- with...
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...
People Are Genuinely Horrified Over What This Influencer Posted After Ignoring All Warnings About Hurricane Melissa And Flying To Jamaica
Hannah’s post immediately sparked backlash, with one user writing, “This has got to be the most out of touch thing I’ve witnessed by civilians in … I don’t know how long?…Hoping the people forced to babysit you through it remain safe.” Someone...
Update: Fourth body found in St Elizabeth, Jamaica
CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHAT’S APP GROUP SOURCE: Revonews- The police have confirmed that a fourth body has been found in St Elizabeth following the passage of Hurricane Melissa. Head of the St Elizabeth Police, Superintendent Coleridge Minto...
Billingham couple's Jamaica jaunt nightmare as Storm Melissa batters hotel with 185mph winds
A Billingham couple's Jamaica jaunt turned into a nightmare when Storm Melissa hit, battering their hotel with 185mph winds. Darren Reed, 46, and Jackie Scotchbrooke, 52, were on the tropical trip to Montego Bay when news of the freak weather...
Powerful Hurricane Melissa devastates Jamaica, see pictures
A combination picture shows a satellite image of the Barnett River along Montego Bay before Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica, September 24, 2025 (top) and a satellite image of the Barnett River along Montego Bay in the aftermath of...
JoJo Siwa proves boyfriend Chris Hughes can't say no to her as she forces him to dance in the rain during swanky Bahamas holiday ahead of Hurricane Melissa hitting the Caribbean
JoJo Siwa proved boyfriend Chris Hughes can't say no to her as she forced him to dance in the rain during their swanky Bahamas holiday on Wednesday. The Karma hitmaker, 22, and the Love Island star, 32, enjoyed their first official holiday...
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...
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...
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...
Travel warning issued for Britons as popular holiday island orders evacuation amid warning of 'deadly' floods: ‘Communities will not survive!’
Britons have been warned against travelling to the popular holiday destination of Jamaica, as the island nation is braced for the landfall of a deadly tropical storm. Mandatory evacuation orders have been sent in Port Royal in the capital...
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...
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...
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...