Haiti’s Civil Protection Agency said Hurricane Melissa killed at least 20 people in Petit-Goâve, including 10 children. It also damaged more than 160 homes and destroyed 80 others.

Hurricane Melissa is making its way over the Bahamas after lashing Cuba and carving a deadly swath of destruction in Jamaica and Haiti.

Hurricane Melissa barreled through the northern Caribbean on Wednesday after thrashing Cuba's second-biggest city, isolating hundreds of rural communities, unleashing devastation in Jamaica and drenching Haiti,

Category 5 Hurricane Melissa has made landfall already in Jamaica and Cuba, as one of the strongest hurricanes to ever make landfall.

Native of Cuba in Port St. Lucie last spoke to sister there Oct. 28 before Hurricane Melissa struck the island.

Hurricane Melissa barreled into Jamaica on Tuesday as a Category 5 storm with some of the fastest winds and strongest intensities ever recorded. The storm blew through the Caribbean island’s southwestern coast,

A U.S. Air Force Reserve crew, known as the "Hurricane Hunters," flew into Hurricane Melissa's eye on Oct. 28, 2025. Due to strong turbulence they had to turn back.

Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025, 2 a.m. ET The National Hurricane Center's 2 a.m. Thursday update reported that there were numerous changes. Melissa developed into a Category 3 hurricane, before weakening to a Category 2 hurricane.