Caribbean, Hurricane Melissa
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Hurricane Melissa tore a path of destruction across Jamaica on Tuesday, prompting the prime minister to declare the country a disaster area, after the storm made landfall as a Category 5 hurricane, one of the most powerful landfalls on record in the Atlantic basin.
Celebrity Beyond’s Oct. 26 itinerary will visit the Western Caribbean rather than the Eastern Caribbean, according to the cruise line’s parent company, Royal Caribbean Group. The ship will visit Costa Maya in Mexico, Belize and Roatan, Honduras.
Government is mobilising £2.5 million (about J$510 million) in emergency humanitarian funding to support the Caribbean region’s recovery from the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa. This funding will support a rapid humanitarian response,
At least 10 people in Haiti were killed in floods caused by the hurricane, local authorities told AFP on Wednesday.
Hotter-than-average Caribbean water made Hurricane Melissa stronger and wetter. Its part of a trend that scientists link back to climate change.
After passing through Jamaica as a devastating Category 5 system, Hurricane Melissa continues to ravage the Caribbean as it makes landfall in Cuba. On Tuesday, Melissa was the
As Hurricane Melissa rips through the Caribbean, local efforts are being made to support those impacted by the storm.
Hurricane Melissa has devastated communities across Jamaica and the Caribbean, leaving thousands in need of immediate assistance.