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Powerful Hurricane Melissa devastates Jamaica, see pictures
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The News Press - Florida
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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...
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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...
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How is Jamaica? See Hurricane Melissa storm damage
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Aledo Times Record - Illinois
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Hurricane Melissa latest update: Disaster in Jamaica after world's most powerful storm hits Caribbean island, landfall in Cuba
Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa horror is limping back to the life even as downgraded Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Cuba early on Wednesday. Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness declared the island a "disaster area" and authorities warned...
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Jamaica's residents, tourists brace for powerful hurricane
Hurricane Melissa has developed into a Category 4 hurricane, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on Sunday (October 26), warning that catastrophic flash flooding and landslides are probable across portions of southern Hispaniola and...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Riding Out the Storm: Local couple in Jamaica for island’s largest recorded hurricane
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The Chetek Alert - Wisconsin
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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,...
Tui flying out empty planes to rescue stranded holidaymakers from Hurricane Melissa
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Yahoo News - United Kingdom
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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...
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Hurricane Melissa roars through Cuba
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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...
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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...
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Jamaican organization rallies support as Hurricane Melissa nears Jamaica
As Hurricane Melissa approaches Jamaica, volunteers of the Free Speech Outreach Inc. organization are preparing to help people brace for impact. The storm is expected to make landfall Tuesday, and local organizations are already gathering...
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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...
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Jamaica Mobilizes Tourism Sector Ahead of Approaching Hurricane
Jamaica says it is taking swift and coordinated action to protect travelers and tourism workers as the country braces for the arrival of Hurricane Melissa. The government and the Ministry of Tourism, working closely with the Jamaica Tourist Board,...
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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...
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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...
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