by Mitti Hicks
October 29, 2025
With 185 mph winds, Melissa made landfall close to New Hope, Jamaica, on Tuesday afternoon. It’s the primary Class 5 to hit the island in Jamaica’s recorded historical past.
Hurricane Melissa continues its path of destruction within the Caribbean, making landfall in Cuba as a Class 3 with winds of 120 mph simply hours after devastating Jamaica.
With 185 mph winds, Melissa made landfall close to New Hope, Jamaica, on Tuesday afternoon. It’s the primary Class 5 to hit the island in Jamaica’s recorded historical past and is reportedly stronger than Hurricane Katrina, as BLACK ENTERPRISE beforehand reported.
For Cubans, the Nationwide Hurricane Middle mentioned Hurricane Melissa will trigger life-threatening storm surge, flash flooding, and landslides regardless of the storm’s weakening because it approaches Cuba.
The Bahamas is the subsequent vacation spot on the storm’s warpath and is anticipated to make landfall on Wednesday afternoon as a Class 2.
Jamaicans Waking Up To No Electrical energy, Devastation
Because the solar rose in Jamaica on Wednesday, the morning gentle painted an image of the widespread devastation Hurricane Melissa brought on. Whereas it’s nonetheless too early to know the total scope of the storm’s affect, greater than 500,000 Jamaica Public Service clients — 77% of the entire buyer base —are with out electrical energy, NBC Information reported.
On social media, individuals who have been in touch with family members on the island are additionally sharing updates on the destruction.
“A bit replace from my household in Jamaica: they survive, however the entire nation is struggling and dangerously broken,” Breanna Rywelski writes. “Our household home goes to be needing lot of restore, the entire rooftop is gone, and water injury [is] inside the home. All fundamental/main roads in Jamaica are impassable.”
“My household is okay. Nevertheless, the damages carried out in sure areas are past my comprehension,” one other particular person wrote. “One rural space misplaced a significant hospital. Whole constructions are gone. Bridges are gone. Landslide, flooding, and many others […] No matter you do to interact with the universe, please do it for us.”
Hurricane Melissa Aftermath: What’s Subsequent?
Authorities officers have arrange a useful resource web page as communities look to rebuild. The positioning is three-fold: it offers a preliminary nationwide wants record, permits individuals to report incidents comparable to lacking individuals, roadblocks, and extra, and features a donation hyperlink for individuals to contribute to medical assist, meals, and shelter.
Keep updated with the newest humanitarian efforts and contribute right here.
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