Hurricane Melissa hits Cuba after turning Jamaica into ‘disaster area’ Most intense tropical cyclone to hit Jamaica in nearly two centuries leaves trail of devastation in its wake The Guardian - UK · Oct 29, 2025
Tui flying out empty planes to rescue stranded holidaymakers from Hurricane Melissa Exclusive: Boeing 787 jets are on their way from Birmingham and Manchester to a nearby island for quick airlift deployment The Independent UK · Oct 29, 2025
UK providing £2.5m in humanitarian support to Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa UK experts have also been deployed to the region to assist with the disaster response and recovery. Evening Standard · Oct 29, 2025
Flow Jamaica Partners With Elon Musk's Starlink To Help Hurricane Melissa Victims, Offering Free Internet Until November Flow partners with Starlink to help Hurricane Melissa victims in Jamaica. The free internet service will last until the end of November. International Business Times UK · Oct 29, 2025
Category 5 storm melissa devastates Jamaica Streets were submerged in Kingston on Tuesday after Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica as the most powerful storm to strike the island since records began 174 years ago. Euronews · Oct 29, 2025
The Latest: Hundreds of thousands evacuate as Hurricane Melissa hits eastern Cuba Hurricane Melissa made landfall in eastern Cuba as a Category 3 storm after pummeling Jamaica as one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes on record The Independent UK · Oct 29, 2025
Watch out: This Hurricane Melissa viral video is not real.... A viral video claiming to show the eye of Hurricane Melissa has taken the internet by storm, amassing millions of views online — but it’s completely fake. The Independent UK · Oct 29, 2025
Towns underwater, 185mph winds and half a million without power: Hurricane Melissa’s path of destruction devastates Jamaica STORM OF THE CENTURY: Thousands of tourists remain stranded, with airports closed after the storm battered the Caribbean island before heading to Cuba, Maryam Zakir-Hussain reports The Independent UK · Oct 29, 2025
Hurricane Melissa Targets Southeast Bahamas and Bermuda After Historic Category 5 Jamaica Landfall Hurricane Melissa devastates Jamaica with 185 mph winds as a historic Category 5 storm, before targeting Cuba, the southeast Bahamas, and Bermuda, prompting widespread evacuations and international emergency response. International Business Times UK · Oct 29, 2025
First Thing: Record-breaking Hurricane Melissa hits Jamaica and heads for Cuba Parish of St Elizabeth ‘under water’ after Jamaica’s ‘storm of the century’. Plus, Trump and Xi to meet for first time since 2019 The Guardian - UK · Oct 29, 2025
Hurricane Melissa turned sharply to devastate Jamaica − how forecasters knew where it was headed Hurricane Melissa grew into one of the most powerful Atlantic tropical cyclones in recorded history on Oct. 28, 2025, hitting western Jamaica with 185 mph sustained winds. The Category 5 hurricane blew roofs off buildings and knocked down power lines, its torrential rainfall generated mudslides and flash flooding, and its… The Conversation · Oct 29, 2025
UK ready to send humanitarian support to Jamaica in wake of hurricane – PM As many as 8,000 British nationals are in Jamaica. Evening Standard · Oct 29, 2025
Jamaica wakes up to devastation wreaked by Hurricane Melissa as death toll climbs People in Jamaica are waking up to the devastation left by Hurricane Melissa, as Prime Minister Andrew Holness declared the entire country a “disaster area". The Independent UK · Oct 29, 2025
Roof torn off airport as Hurricane Melissa batters Jamaica Video shows the damage done to Sangster International Airport in Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa made landfall, with officials declaring the entire country a “disaster area”. The Independent UK · Oct 29, 2025
The Independent UK · Oct 29, 2025 Holidaymakers in Jamaica describe scenes inside emergency shelter as Hurricane Melissa wreaked havoc Holidaymakers Wendy and Steve Shirk said they were expecting "sunshine and roses" on a family trip in Jamaica, but found themselves spending the night in a shelter, as Hurricane Melissa made landfall on the island.
The Independent UK · Oct 29, 2025 Hurricane Melissa tracker: Where will storm head next after devastating the Bahamas, Cuba and Jamaica? Storm has left an ‘unprecedented catastrophe’ in its wake after killing dozens and inflicting billions in damage across the Bahamas, Cuba, Haiti and Jamaica
Euronews · Oct 29, 2025 Scientists explain how Hurricane Melissa became a 'beast' among a string of monster Atlantic storms When Melissa came ashore, it tied strength records for Atlantic hurricanes making landfall, both in wind speed and barometric pressure, a key measurement used by meteorologists.
Euronews · Oct 29, 2025 Hurricane Melissa makes landfall in Cuba, over 700,000 evacuated More than half a million people were evacuated in Cuba, according to President Miguel Díaz-Canel, and forecasters said the Category 3 storm would unleash significant damage in Santiago de Cuba and nearby areas.
Evening Standard · Oct 29, 2025 Hurricane Melissa hits Cuba after devastating Jamaica with catastrophic damage in 'worst storm this century' Cuban authorities have evacuated more than 700,000 people as Jamaica’s prime minister declares his nation a ‘disaster area’
The Guardian - AU · Oct 29, 2025 Hurricane Melissa death toll rises as storm wreaks destruction across Caribbean – as it happened This blog is closed
The Guardian - UK · Oct 29, 2025 Wednesday briefing: ‘Catastrophic’ reports as Jamaica reels from worst storm since records began In today’s newsletter: Meteorologists have called it ‘a dire situation unfolding in slow motion’ – what will it leave behind?
The Independent UK · Oct 29, 2025 700,000 people evacuated as Hurricane Melissa surges towards Cuba IN FULL
The Guardian - UK · Oct 29, 2025 Weatherwatch: what is the difference between a hurricane and a typhoon? Both are cyclones, or circular storms, but they form in distinct places and vary in terms of scale and impact
The Independent UK · Oct 29, 2025 Hurricane Melissa ‘strongest ever’ to hit Cuba after battering Jamaica Forecasters expect catastrophic damage from the Category 4 storm in Santiago de Cuba and nearby areas
The Independent UK · Oct 29, 2025 Hurricane Melissa live updates: ‘Catastrophic’ storm kills over 30 in the Caribbean as it moves through the Bahamas Hurricane Melissa is expected to move across the Bahamas on Wednesday evening