Jamaica, Hurricane Melissa and Disaster Relief
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Kingston, Jamaica: Drone Flight Over Caribbean Capital
Soar over the vibrant city of Kingston, Jamaica, in this stunning drone video that captures the island’s beating heart from above. Glide across the turquoise waters of Kingston Harbor, sweep over the lush foothills of the Blue Mountains,
As Hurricane Melissa tests Jamaica’s strength, a global network of Jamaicans rallies to rebuild — revealing what climate resilience truly looks like
Across Brevard, from those born in Jamaica to the local Jewish community, residents offer help in recovery efforts after Hurricane Melissa.
Jamaicans are beginning to pick up the pieces after category five monster Hurricane Melissa tore across the Caribbean Island country on Tuesday, Oct. 28. And while the country's largest city, Kingston,
When Hurricane Melissa made landfall on Tuesday afternoon in Jamaica, Carol Archer said she was in the St. Andrew Parish in Kingston, where it had been raining heavily since Monday night.
The hurricane weakened to a Category 3 after carving a path of destruction across Jamaica. Limited communications there have left officials with only partial reports as they seek to assess the scale of the damage.
The Caribbean storm — among the most powerful in history, with 185 mph winds — is expected to bring flash-flooding and landslides as it slowly moves across the island and heads north toward Cuba.
Over the weekend, Ford’s family walked miles to find cell reception to call her. They described communities without water, electricity or phone service.
Hurricane Melissa has hit the south coast of eastern Cuba as a category 3 “extremely dangerous” storm, hours after making landfall in neighbouring Jamaica.
A video viewed millions of times on TikTok claims to show a montage of extreme weather in Jamaica as Hurricane Melissa bore down on the Caribbean island nation. But reverse image searches revealed the clips in the compilation were in fact recorded during previous storms in Italy,
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‘Pray for Jamaica, Kansas City’: Restaurant owner sends money to Jamaica family ahead of hurricane
The storm has Kansas City residents with ties to Jamaica watching closely, including Patrick Bogle, owner of 1VP Restaurant near 61st and Troost. “This Melissa is crazy, it’s picking up,” said Bogle, who was born and raised in Kingston, Jamaica.
Aid begins to arrive in areas of Jamaica hardest hit by hurricane Melissa, as residents plead for help from abroad. Melissa caused at least 59 deaths and massive destruction across the Caribbean this week,