Hurricane Melissa batters Jamaica, heads toward Cuba as powerful Category 4 storm

Kingston: Hurricane Melissa churned north-east toward Cuba’s second-largest city on Tuesday as a powerful Category 4 storm, hours after making landfall in nearby Jamaica as the strongest-ever storm to hit the Caribbean island nation. Melissa...

WATCH: Hurricane Melissa takes aim at Cuba after roaring across Jamaica

The monster storm was still 110 miles (175 kilometers) away from Guantanamo late Tuesday, but "re-strengthening" to a Category 4 hurricane "as it approaches eastern Cuba," the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said in its latest advisory. The storm...

Hurricane Melissa regains strength as it approaches Cuba

Skip next section As it approaches Cuba, Melissa is strengthening again 10/29/2025October 29, 2025As it approaches Cuba, Melissa is strengthening again The US National Hurricane Center said Hurricane Melissa restrengthened to a Category 4 storm as...

Hurricane Melissa causes ‘unprecedented devastation’ in Jamaica

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Hurricane Melissa barrels toward Cuba after pounding Jamaica

Hurricane Melissa ripped a path of destruction through Jamaica after making landfall as one of the most powerful hurricanes on record Tuesday, lashing the island nation with brutal winds and torrential rain before heading towards Cuba. Prime...

Cuban health ministry continues health monitoring due to rise in arbovirus infections

HAVANA, Cuba, Oct 24 (ACN) The Cuban Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP) reported on its website that epidemiological surveillance and vector control efforts have been intensified last week, in response to an increase in febrile cases associated...

Group calls on African states to vote against economic blockade on Cuba

The AfriKan Continental Union Consult (ACUC) has called on African states to vote firmly once again against the United States economic blockade on Cuba. In a statement signed by Dr. Benjamin Anyagre Aziginaateeg, the Chief Executive Officer of...

Hurricane Melissa turns to Cuba after leaving Jamaica “under water”

People take their belongings to shelters ahead of Hurricane Melissa's landfall in Caleta Blanca, Cuba, October 28, 2025. KINGSTON--Hurricane Melissa churned toward Cuba's second-largest city with the force of a powerful Category 4 storm on...

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Jamaica's Hurricane Melissa turns to Cuba

Hurricane Melissa churned toward Cuba's second-largest city with the force of a powerful Category 4 storm on Tuesday, hours after making landfall in neighboring Jamaica as the strongest-ever cyclone on record to hit that Caribbean island nation....

Hurricane Melissa Live Updates: Hurricane Melissa strengthens to Category 4 as it approaches Cuba

Melissa stands out as one of the most powerful in a series of massive Atlantic storms, scientists sayScientists say Hurricane Melissa defied expectations, powering up despite at least three atmospheric factors that typically weaken major storms....

Hurricane Melissa

Hurricane Melissa, one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes on record, has left a trail of destruction across Jamaica and is now heading north-northeast toward Cuba. The storm, which made landfall in Jamaica as a catastrophic Category 5 hurricane,...

Hurricane Melissa Challenges “The Entire Value Chain of Cuba’s Energy Logistics System”

Not only is power generation hanging in the balance as the powerful hurricane approaches: the fuel storage network is at risk, an expert warns. Workers at the Hermanos Díaz refinery carried out hurricane preparation tasks on Monday, Cupet said. /...

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

Hurricane Melissa churned toward Cuba’s second-largest city with the force of a powerful Category 4 storm on Tuesday, hours after making landfall in neighboring Jamaica as the strongest-ever cyclone on record to hit that Caribbean island nation....

Monster hurricane makes landfall along Cuba coast after drenching Jamaica

The hurricane was forecast to curve to the north-east on a trajectory toward Santiago de Cuba, Cuba’s second-most populous city. “We should already be feeling its main influence this afternoon and evening,” Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel said...

Hurricane Melissa kills seven, devastates Jamaica before churning toward Cuba

KINGSTON, October 29 — Hurricane Melissa ripped a path of destruction through Jamaica after making landfall as one of the most powerful hurricanes on record Tuesday, lashing the island nation with brutal winds and torrential rain before heading...

Hurricane Melissa: Jamaica begins assessing the damage from ‘storm of the century’ as it bears down on Cuba

Half a million people evacuated in CubaHundreds of thousands of Jamaicans without powerParts of western Jamaica 'underwater,' minister says Melissa roared ashore near Jamaica's southwestern town of New Hope, packing sustained winds of up to 295...

Powerful Hurricane Melissa Targets Eastern Cuba  

The center is expected to reach land late tonight or early Wednesday. Graphic from the National Hurricane Center By Circles Robinson HAVANA TIMES – Hurricane Melissa made landfall Tuesday morning in Jamaica and left by mid-afternoon. The center is...

Hurricane Melissa barrels towards Cuba after flattening Jamaica

Kingston (Jamaica), Oct 29 (AP) Heavy floodwaters swept across southwestern Jamaica, winds tore roofs off buildings and boulders tumbled onto roads Tuesday as Hurricane Melissa came ashore as a catastrophic Category 5 storm, one of the strongest...

Live: Cuba braces as Hurricane Melissa hits the region, 700,000 people evacuated

3h agoWed 29 Oct 2025 at 7:26am Hurricane Melissa is crossing over Cuba. Here's the latest: Hurricane Melissa is entering Cuba as a category three storm The US National Hurricane Center warns it will be an "extremely dangerous major hurricane". As...