Category 5 Hurricane Melissa Targets Jamaica Ahead of Tuesday Landfall

Jamaican Americans Mobilize After the Island's Worst Hurricane in a Century

Out of many, one people.  Kimisha Simpson says she’s confident that Jamaica’s national motto will rally the diaspora and others to help rebuild the island that was battered by Hurricane Melissa earlier this week.  “We like to say, ‘We’re the heartbeat of the Caribbean,’” Simpson said. “Jamaica is an island that has given so much to the world — entertainment, the arts, the culture, the food, the tourism, the hospitality. And so knowing the devast…

Caribbean islands reel from Hurricane Melissa’s devastating impact

Torrential downpours and forceful winds have already unleashed widespread destruction along the storm's path in Jamaica, Cuba and the Bahamas.

Hurricane Melissa sends catastrophic winds across Jamaica: ‘The noise is relentless’

Melissa's winds tied records for the strongest Atlantic storm on landfall. The storm is expected to move toward Cuba, where authorities have prepared for evacuations.

‘God protect this country’: Newlyweds stuck in Jamaica as Hurricane Melissa makes landfall as Category 5

Texas newlyweds who were enjoying their honeymoon in Jamaica are now bracing for impact as Hurricane Melissa aims the island, threatening to become the worst storm in the country’s history.

Hurricane set to hit Jamaica and smash its infrastructure

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Eye of Melissa moves past Jamaica after hitting as strongest hurricane in the region in 174 years

Hurricane Melissa made landfall on Jamaica Tuesday as the strongest storm to hit the Caribbean island since records were first kept 174 years ago. It is tied for the strongest Atlantic hurricane to ever hit land.