The United States is deploying several dozen disaster relief workers, including urban search and rescue teams, to Caribbean island nations as they deal with devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa.

Hurricane Melissa ripped up trees and knocked out power after making landfall in Jamaica on October 28, 2025 as one of the most powerful hurricanes on record, inundating the island nation with rains that threaten flash floods and landslides.

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This is an extremely dangerous and life-threatening situation! Take cover now!” the National Hurricane Center said.

Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica as a Category 5 storm with wind speeds of up to 185 miles per hour.

Minister of Local Government and Community Development Desmond McKenzie says that of the country’s 881 national hurricane shelters, only 76 of those shelters are currently seeing activity. McKenzie, who gave the update during a press conference on Monday,

They closed all the restaurants, they closed all the pools, everything’s getting boarded up so the glass doesn’t shatter,” said Leilani Perez, who’s from Hyde Park.