Jamaica is bracing for the world's strongest storm of 2025 after Hurricane Melissa was blamed for seven deaths across the Caribbean. The Category 5 hurricane is expected to gather speed and batter the ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Hurricane Melissa strengthened Tuesday as it crawled toward Jamaica, where officials and residents braced for catastrophic winds, flash flooding and landslides from the ...

The prime minister ordered mandatory evacuations as officials braced for tens of thousands to be displaced. Three people were killed and 13 others injured during preparations for the storm, the health ...

• Moving on: Melissa is now centered off the northern coast of Jamaica after barreling ashore as one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes in history. Melissa is still a powerful Category 3 hurricane ...

• NOW: Hurricane Melissa has made landfall near New Hope, Jamaica, as a 185 mph Category 5 storm, according to the National Hurricane Center. One of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes in history, it ...

Hurricane Melissa, the strongest storm to hit Jamaica in more than 30 years, made landfall in late October and forced the ...

Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett of Jamaica announced that Negril will officially reopen on December 15 after a swift, ...

Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica on Tuesday just after 1p.m. ET. Mandatory evacuations were issued for residents on the island. Multiple street cameras from across the island showed strong ...

This article is republished from The Conversation, an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. Ethan Murray is a postdoctoral researcher at NOAA's ...

The scope of the historic disaster that is the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa is just starting to come into focus, a week after the record-setting storm made landfall and carved a path of immense ...

Despite the impact of Hurricane Melissa which left widespread damage across the Jamaica’s tourism belt, thousands of visitors are descending on the Island. During a staff appreciation breakfast for ...