US EditionJamaica Deals with Never Seen Before Levels of Destruction After Hurricane Melissa
Hurricane Melissa, with winds of 185 mph, caused power loss for over one-third of Jamaicans and forced nearly 6,000 into shelters, marking the island's strongest hurricane impact.
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Satellite images taken before and after Hurricane Melissa show the destruction it wreaked on Jamaica
A before and after view of Jamaica.Satellite image ©2025 VantorHurricane Melissa devastated Jamaica when it made landfall on Tuesday.Satellite images show the extent of damage the island sustained.The deadly hurricane has left more than half a million people in Jamaica without power.Hurricane Melissa wreaked catastrophic damage in Caribbean communities after it made landfall on Tuesday.The storm — the strongest hurricane this year — barreled thr…
Jamaica deals with never seen before levels of destruction after Hurricane Melissa
After making landfall on October 29, Category 5 Hurricane Melissa ripped a path of destruction through Jamaica devastating homes with torrential rain and ferocious winds of over 300kph at its peak. The government has said that over half a million Jamaicans are without electricity. In the meantime, the UK and US have said they would send aid to the island nation.
Hurricane Makes Landfall In Jamaica, Bringing Fierce Winds
KINGSTON — Jamaica just took a hit from nature at its fiercest. Hurricane Melissa roared ashore Tuesday afternoon as a monstrous Category 5 storm — the strongest ever to strike the island of 2.8 million.Near the town of New Hope, about 62 kilometers south of Montego Bay, Melissa unleashed sustained winds of 185 mph (295 kph). To put that in perspective, the threshold for a Category 5 hurricane is “only” 157 mph. The U.S. National Hurricane Cente…
Hurricane Melissa: Update on SOS Children’s Villages in Jamaica
Hurricane Melissa (the strongest storm ever to hit Jamaica) made landfall on 28 October 2025. It has brought catastrophic winds and flooding across the island. The Category 5 hurricane reached sustained winds of over 185 mph (~295 km/h) and caused widespread devastation as it moved across the country. Jamaica has been declared a disaster area under the Disaster Risk Management Act. This enables emergency measures and the mobilisation of relief …
It increased to 30 the number of victims of the crossing of the Melissa volcano, category 5 — the highest level of the Saffir-Simpson scale. The phenomenon crossed Jamaica this Wednesday, causing widespread destruction and visible damage to satellite images. With winds reaching 300 km/h, the phenomenon is considered one of the strongest already registered in the Caribbean.
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