Hurricane Melissa, Jamaica

Digest more
Jamaica sees 30% GDP hit from Hurricane Melissa, at least 75 dead in Caribbean
By Sarah Morland KINGSTON (Reuters) -Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness on Tuesday said that last week's Hurricane Melissa, the strongest-ever storm to hit its shores, caused damage to homes and key infrastructure roughly equivalent to 28% to 32% of last year's gross domestic product.

Continue reading

Giant Sinkhole Opens After Hurricane Melissa Swamps Jamaica
Jamaica relief efforts continue in aftermath of Hurricane Melissa
Toronto, Hamilton communities rally to aid people displaced by Hurricane Melissa
The Canadian government has announced an aid package of about $7 million to provide assistance to hundreds-of thousands of affected people in Jamaica, Haiti and Cuba, that were impacted by the destruc...

Continue reading

God’s Pit Crew sends aid to Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa hits
Hurricane Melissa death toll in Jamaica rises to 32 as officials scramble to rebuild for tourism season
Jamaicans plead for help as aid begins to trickle in after hurricane
Melissa caused at least 59 deaths and massive destruction across the Caribbean this week, notably in Jamaica where it roared ashore as a top-strength Category 5 hurricane, before striking eastern Cub...

Continue reading

‘The Whole Place Is Blown Apart’: 90% of Jamaican Town’s Homes Destroyed
Jamaican Montrealers rally to help the hurricane ravaged country

'Debris hit Jamaica hotel as we sheltered from storm inside'

Delroy Galloway and his daughter were staying at a beach resort when the hurricane made landfall.

Desperate survivors in Jamaica try to kickstart recovery as they wait for help for the living — and the dead

A lifeless body in a home. A toddler looking at her broken bed. A mom with a prescription and nowhere to fill it. This is what CNN found in Jamaica’s devastation after Hurricane Melissa.

Hurricane Melissa death toll rises to 67 as insured losses in Jamaica could top $4 billion

"Seeing the videos and the photographs is one thing, but actually being there in person and seeing the damage is quite another," a local senator said. "It's heartbreaking."

Jamaica recovery, relief efforts continue after Hurricane Melissa disaster, death toll rises

The Jamaican government has begun to reach the communities most devastated by Hurricane Melissa nearly a week after the historic storm made landfall and carved a path of immense destruction across
Cruise Hive

First Royal Caribbean Ship Delivers Relief Supplies to Jamaica

Rhapsody of the Seas is delivering dozens of pallets of critical supplies to Falmouth, Jamaica instead of a planned port visit.

Jamaica Food and Drink Festival postponed after Melissa

The Jamaica Food and Drink Festival (JFDF), which was scheduled for November 13–16, has been postponed in the aftermath of Hurricane Melisa and the trail of devastation the storm left in sections of the island.

Union extend hurricane relief drive to benefit Andre Blake’s Jamaica and Danley Jean Jacques’ Haiti

The Union have extended their donation drive to collect items for people affected by Hurricane Melissa in the Caribbean. They have also expanded the effort, now including goalkeeper Andre Blake ’s Jamaica and midfielder Danley Jean Jacques’ Haiti.
Space.com on MSN

Satellite images show parts of Jamaica in ruins after record-breaking Hurricane Melissa

New satellite imagery captures the complete devastation across Jamaica left in the wake of deadly Hurricane Melissa. With the help of satellites, we are beginning to get an understanding of just how catastrophic Hurricane Melissa was.
Feedback