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Hurricane Melissa · United Kingdom

UK charters flights to help transport British nationals out of Jamaica following Hurricane Melissa

44% Center coverage: 118 sources

The UK has chartered flights to help transport British nationals out of Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa ripped through the Caribbean. Up to 8,000 holidaying British citizens are in Jamaica as it reels from one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes in history, with speeds of 185mph.See the Story

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FRANKLIN GRAHAM ANNOUNCES DEPLOYMENT OF EMERGENCY FIELD HOSPITAL TO BLACK RIVER, JAMAICA, IN AFTERMATH OF HURRICANE MELISSA

64% Center coverage: 39 sources

BOONE, N.C., Nov. 1, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Tomorrow, Samaritan's Purse will launch its third airlift to Jamaica, scaling up the organization's ongoing relief efforts to Hurricane Melissa—the largest storm in the country's history. The 767 cargo plane will carry an…See the Story

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Desperate Survivors Try to Kickstart Recovery as They Wait for Help for the Living — and the Dead

80% Center coverage: 5 sources

By David Culver, Joe Merkel and Sean Walker, CNN Black River, Jamaica (CNN) — The air smells of damp earth and drying mud. Smoke from debris fires mixes with a faint tang of fuel from the few generators that still have gas. Every sound carries: the strike of hammers and the scrape of shovels as Jamaicans try to dig out and rebuild after Hurricane Melissa slammed into the island. CNN reached the hardest-hit western parishes and the towns of Belmo…See the Story

Desperate Survivors Try to Kickstart Recovery as They Wait for Help for the Living — and the Dead

80% Center coverage: 5 sources

In the City of Black River, Shaved by Hurricane Melissa in Jamaica: "All the Sand Has Gone on a Thickness of More than 1 Meter"

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

The coastal city was the entry point of the Category 5 hurricane on the Caribbean island on Tuesday, 28 October. Completely destroyed, the city was called "Ground Zero" by the Jamaican Prime Minister.Black River, Jamaica · Black River See the Story

Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone Responds After Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Urges Support for Jamaica Amid Hurricane Melissa

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On October 28, 2025, Jamaica braced for its fiercest storm in decades, the monstrous Category 5 Hurricane Melissa. The tempest tore through the island, claiming nearly 50 lives and leaving behind a trail of ruin worth an estimated $48–$52 billion across the western Caribbean. Over half a million residents were plunged into darkness, thousands sought refuge in shelters, and the nation was left grappling with the aftermath. Sprint queen Shelly-Ann…Black River, Jamaica · Black River Read Article

Cedella Marley Donates $10K As Bob & Rita Marley Foundation Hurricane Melissa Relief Fund Gets Underway

By News Americas Staff Writer News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Sat. Nov. 1, 2025: The Bob and Rita Marley Foundation’s Hurricane Melissa Relief Fund is rapidly gaining support as donations pour in from around the world to assist Jamaica’s recovery. Cedella Marley, seen here at the Bob Marley Hope Road premiere at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino on July 18, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada, is stepping up to help Jamaican victims of Hurricane Melissa. (Photo…Hurricane Melissa · Black River Read Article

Labour Ministry and Partners Provide Relief Items to Black River Hospital

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security, along with some of its major humanitarian assistance partners, have distributed food, water and care packages to patients and staff of the Black […]Black River, Jamaica · Black River Read Article

FRANKLIN GRAHAM ANNOUNCES DEPLOYMENT OF EMERGENCY FIELD HOSPITAL TO BLACK RIVER, JAMAICA, IN AFTERMATH OF HURRICANE MELISSA

64% Center coverage: 39 sources

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UK charters flights to help transport British nationals out of Jamaica following Hurricane Melissa

FRANKLIN GRAHAM ANNOUNCES DEPLOYMENT OF EMERGENCY FIELD HOSPITAL TO BLACK RIVER, JAMAICA, IN AFTERMATH OF HURRICANE MELISSA

Desperate Survivors Try to Kickstart Recovery as They Wait for Help for the Living — and the Dead

Desperate Survivors Try to Kickstart Recovery as They Wait for Help for the Living — and the Dead

In the City of Black River, Shaved by Hurricane Melissa in Jamaica: "All the Sand Has Gone on a Thickness of More than 1 Meter"

Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone Responds After Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Urges Support for Jamaica Amid Hurricane Melissa

Hurricane Melissa: Aerial view of 'ground zero' destruction

Inside a Jamaica town destroyed by Hurricane Melissa

Jamaica police move to restore order in hurricane-hit Black River

Field Hospital to Be Deployed to Black River

Cedella Marley Donates $10K As Bob & Rita Marley Foundation Hurricane Melissa Relief Fund Gets Underway

Labour Ministry and Partners Provide Relief Items to Black River Hospital

FRANKLIN GRAHAM ANNOUNCES DEPLOYMENT OF EMERGENCY FIELD HOSPITAL TO BLACK RIVER, JAMAICA, IN AFTERMATH OF HURRICANE MELISSA

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Desperate Survivors Try to Kickstart Recovery as They Wait for Help for the Living — and the Dead

In the City of Black River, Shaved by Hurricane Melissa in Jamaica: "All the Sand Has Gone on a Thickness of More than 1 Meter"

Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone Responds After Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Urges Support for Jamaica Amid Hurricane Melissa

Hurricane Melissa: Aerial view of 'ground zero' destruction

Inside a Jamaica town destroyed by Hurricane Melissa

Jamaica police move to restore order in hurricane-hit Black River

Field Hospital to Be Deployed to Black River

Cedella Marley Donates $10K As Bob & Rita Marley Foundation Hurricane Melissa Relief Fund Gets Underway

Labour Ministry and Partners Provide Relief Items to Black River Hospital

FRANKLIN GRAHAM ANNOUNCES DEPLOYMENT OF EMERGENCY FIELD HOSPITAL TO BLACK RIVER, JAMAICA, IN AFTERMATH OF HURRICANE MELISSA