Jamaica’s government says that the number of confirmed deaths from Hurricane Melissa has risen to 45, with 15 other people still missing.

The death toll across Jamaica is expected to rise, but Minister of Local Government and Community Development Desmond McKenzie would not provide a number on Thursday. About 13,000 people are staying in 521 shelters as of Thursday afternoon, he said.

KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Heavy floodwaters swept across southwestern Jamaica, winds tore roofs off buildings and boulders tumbled onto roads Tuesday as Hurricane Melissa pummeled the Caribbean island as a catastrophic Category 5 storm, one of the ...

Hurricane Melissa approached Jamaica early Tuesday, a monstrous Category 5 storm packing devastating winds and torrential rains as the strongest storm ever to impact the Caribbean island. While Jamaica has experienced hurricanes for centuries, the ...

Breaking News Hurricane Melissa nears Jamaica as ‘catastrophic’ Category 5 storm By Zahra Burton, Dave Sherwood and Sarah Morland / Reuters Oct. 27, 2025 1/2 OCTAVIO JONES / REUTERS Palm trees are shaken by the wind ahead of Hurricane Melissa at Hellshire Beach, in the coastal town of Hellshire, Jamaica, today.

KINGSTON, Jamaica - Tropical Storm Melissa has become a hurricane and is expected to strengthen into at least a Category 4 intensity, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said Saturday. The rapidly intensifying storm is expected to wreak havoc across the ...

Prime Minister Andrew Holness has declared Jamaica a “disaster area” after Hurricane Melissa barrelled across the Caribbean island as one of the most powerful storms on record, leaving behind a trail of devastation. The hurricane – which made ...

Chef Andrew Cohen has not heard from his 16-year-old daughter or any relatives in Jamaica since Monday. Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica with 185 mph winds, causing catastrophic damage and power outages. The storm is forecast to move toward ...

As reported on News Center 7 at 11:00, Lisa Fields and her cousin traveled to a resort in Negril, Jamaica, for a getaway on Friday. At first, they were excited, but now they’re concerned. “They told us it was going to be a tropical storm because that ...

Although Hurricane Melissa has left the Caribbean, here in Asheville, there are still families searching for their loved ones.Obigail Stewart and her mother, Norma Graham, were born and raised in Jamaica.

The Reggae Boyz are second in Group B with 10 points from five matches, while the visiting side are a point better, dictating the pace at the summit of the table, and they can become the smallest nation to qualify for the World Cup if they avoid defeat in this fixture.