Hurricane

Storm-battered communities in western Jamaica were plunged into crisis Sunday, days after Hurricane Melissa — the most powerful storm to strike the island in nearly a century — left at least 28 people dead and towns in ruins. Prime Minister Andrew Holness confirmed the new death toll in a post on X late Saturday, noting…

Hurricane Melissa made landfall in southwestern Jamaica on Tuesday as a Category Five storm, unleashing destructive winds of up to 185 mph (295 km/h) and torrential rainfall, according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC). The NHC described the storm as “extremely dangerous and life-threatening,” urging residents to remain sheltered even as the eye passes….