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American tourist trapped in Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa
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ABC News - New York
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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...
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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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'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...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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,...
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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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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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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