The Latest Breaking News from Hurricane Melissa

Former NHS nurse, 83, desperately searching for food and shelter after Hurricane Melissa

Hurricane Melissa has caused at least 75 deaths and potentially $50bn in damage across the Caribbean

The Independent UK · Nov 9, 2025

Inside the ‘mammoth’ task to rebuild Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa: ‘We feel hopelessness’

IN DEPTH: Hurricane Melissa became the strongest storm to ever hit Jamaica when it made landfall last month, destroying entire communities and ravaging the country’s economy. Aid organisations tell Alex Croft and Bryony Gooch that the rebuild will be long and painful

The Independent UK · Nov 9, 2025

Parents appeal to Home Office after daughter left homeless in Jamaica by Hurricane Melissa

Lati-Yana Brown’s parents, who have been saving to pay for UK visa application, say situation is now an emergency

The Guardian - UK · Nov 7, 2025

Jamaica races to reopen for peak tourism season in December after Hurricane Melissa

Airports are up and running while cruise ports eye a return to normal in mid-December.

Euronews · Nov 6, 2025

Climate crisis means super-strength Hurricane Melissa is ‘dangerous new reality’

Winds of Melissa’s strength are now five times more frequent due to the climate crisis, research says

The Guardian - US · Nov 6, 2025

Climate change boosted Hurricane Melissa's destructive winds and rain, analysis finds

An analysis from World Weather Attribution reports human-caused climate change intensified the winds and rainfall unleashed by Hurricane Melissa in the Caribbean

The Independent UK · Nov 6, 2025

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

The category 5 storm has wreaked havoc in the region, as those affected now reckon with damaged livelihoods and the cost of rebuilding

The Guardian - UK · Nov 5, 2025

Hurricane Melissa victims face new threat as death toll rises again

Crews are still trying to reach more than two dozen communities that remain cut off since Melissa made landfall

The Independent UK · Nov 4, 2025

Scores dead, thousands homeless and billions in damage: The bleak numbers that reveal Hurricane Melissa’s scale of destruction

One week after the category 5 ‘Storm of the Century’ first hit the Caribbean, residents have been left picking up the pieces. Olivia Ireland and Alex Croft report on the sizeable task ahead

The Independent UK · Nov 4, 2025

Satellite images show parts of Jamaica in ruins after record-breaking Hurricane Melissa

New satellite imagery captures the complete devastation across Jamaica left in the wake of deadly Hurricane Melissa.

Space · Nov 3, 2025