‘At the mercy of nature’: how the Caribbean is dealing with the unprecedented Hurricane Melissa

From Haitit to Cuba and beyond, people deal with the impact and aftermath of Hurricane Melissa. Composite: CIRA and NOAA/Reuters/Pejman Faratin/The Guardian

It has been one week since Hurricane Melissa made landfall. The storm’s strength has been record-breaking. To better understand the situation on the ground, I called up Natricia Duncan, the Guardian’s Caribbean correspondent, who is based in Jamaica, the country most affected. We spoke about the impact of the hurricane, and how people navigate living under constant climate precariousness.

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