Dozens killed as Hurricane Melissa ravages Cuba, Haiti, Jamaica

Hurricane Melissa left a deadly trail across Cuba, Haiti, and Jamaica, killing dozens and causing massive destruction as residents faced roofless homes, downed power lines, and flooded streets in the storm’s aftermath Wednesday. A landslide...

Hurricane Melissa kills dozens, cuts off rescue services in Jamaica, Cuba, Haiti

Dozens of people are dead after Hurricane Melissa hit several islands in the Caribbean. Although initial forecasts indicated that the storm was expected to move out to the Atlantic after hitting Jamaica, it continues to cause destruction across...

Cuba braces for Hurricane Melissa amid health emergency and economic collapse

Cuba is bracing for Hurricane Melissa as it heads towards Santiago de Cuba, the island’s second-largest city, threatening catastrophic damage at a time the government is already failing to provide the most basic services and thousands are sick...

'That was hell': People share experiences in Jamaica and Cuba riding out Melissa With communication networks in Jamaica crippled, the true scale of the disaster remains unknown as more nations brace for impact. Read More »

After making landfall in Jamaica on Tuesday and a second landfall in Cuba early Wednesday, Hurricane Melissa is now moving northeast into the Atlantic Ocean. As of 11 a.m. ET, Melissa remained a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of...

The Latest: Hurricane Melissa impacting southeastern Bahamas after dozens killed across Caribbean

SANTIAGO DE CUBA – Melissa began affecting the southeastern Bahamas on Wednesday, according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami. Authorities in the Bahamas were evacuating dozens of people from the archipelago’s southeast corner ahead of...

Dozens killed after Hurricane Melissa makes landfall in Cuba, Haiti and Jamaica

Hurricane Melissa left dozens dead and widespread destruction across Cuba, Haiti and Jamaica, where roofless homes, fallen utility poles and water-logged furniture dominated the landscape Wednesday. A landslide blocked the main roads of Santa Cruz...

'That was hell': Hurricane Melissa leaves 25 dead in Haiti and causes damage in Jamaica and Cuba

Flooding from Hurricane Melissa has killed 25 people in Haiti while the storm still churned across Cuba on Wednesday after leaving Jamaica with widespread damage and power outages, officials said.Jean Bertrand Subreme, mayor of the southern...

Hurricane Melissa devastates Jamaica, charges into Cuba

HAVANA/KINGSTON >> Hurricane Melissa unleashed devastation in Jamaica as the strongest storm on record ever to hit the Caribbean island nation, and roared later today into eastern Cuba, smashing the city of Santiago and flooding rural land. A...

World votes to lift Cuba embargo, again.

The United Nations General Assembly voted overwhelmingly for the 33rd time on Wednesday to condemn the U.S. embargo on Cuba, with 165 nations voting in favor, 12 abstaining and seven countries, including the U.S. and Israel, voting against....

Proposed bill would ban AI chatbot companions for minors

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'Extremely dangerous' Hurricane Melissa brings life-threatening flooding to Cuba after devastating Jamaica

Despite weakening to a Category 3 storm, Melissa struck the province of Santiago de Cuba with maximum sustained winds of approximately 120 miles per hour, the NHC said(Image: AFP via Getty Images) Hurricane Melissa made landfall near the city of...

Death toll rises as Caribbean nations dig out from Hurricane Melissa’s devastation

People across the northern Caribbean were digging out from the destruction of Hurricane Melissa on Thursday as deaths from the catastrophic storm climbed. The rumble of large machinery, the whine of chainsaws and the chopping of machetes echoed...

Hurricane Melissa leaves dozens dead in trail of destruction across Cuba, Haiti and Jamaica

SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Cuba (AP) — Hurricane Melissa left dozens dead and widespread destruction across Cuba, Haiti and Jamaica, where roofless homes, fallen utility poles and water-logged furniture dominated the landscape Wednesday. A landslide...

Very Preliminary Report on Damage in Cuba from Melissa

Among the most serious immediate issues are 241 communities cut off from communication, home to more than 140,000 people. Concerns over the overflowing tributaries of the Sagua River in Holguín, whose previous flooding had already claimed two...

Satellite images reveal Jamaica devastation as Melissa tears through Cuba

In Jamaica, more than 25,000 people were packed into shelters on Wednesday and more streamed in throughout the day after the storm ripped roofs off their homes and left them temporarily homeless. Dana Morris Dixon, Jamaica’s education minister,...

Hearst, Time, People, and TMB rally around vertical video to win back ad dollars

Chris Harihar, Executive Vice President at Crenshaw, a Mod Op company, explores why publishers are making a long-overdue pivot to short-form video – and why it's a major opportunity for brands. This week, at a private event in New York City, four...

Melissa death toll climbs as entire communities left flattened; rescue efforts hindered

By Anugrah Kumar, Christian Post Contributor Saturday, November 01, 2025 Residents rest amid debris of a damaged house after the passage of Hurricane Melissa in Boca de Dos Rios village, Santiago de Cuba province, Cuba, on Oct. 30, 2025. | YAMIL...

UN General Assembly condemns US embargo on Cuba for 33rd year, but US garners more support

UNITED NATION — The U.N. General Assembly voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to condemn the U.S. economic embargo of Cuba for a 33rd year. Yet the vote — as Hurricane Melissa tore through the island nation — softened Washington's isolation on a...

Hurricane Melissa leaves dozens dead amid destruction in Cuba, Haiti and Jamaica

Hurricane Melissa has left dozens of people dead and widespread destruction across Cuba, Haiti and Jamaica, where roofless homes, fallen utility poles and water-logged furniture dominate the landscape. A landslide blocked the main roads of Santa...

Jamaica’s strongest-ever storm, Hurricane Melissa, moves on to Cuba

KINGSTON, (Reuters) — Hurricane Melissa churned toward Cuba’s second-largest city with the force of a powerful Category 4 storm yesterday, hours after making landfall in neighboring Jamaica as the strongest-ever cyclone on record to hit that...