At least 34 people have been killed after Hurricane Melissa tore through the Caribbean, leaving widespread destruction. The Red Cross said early indications show the storm has been a "disaster of unprecedented catastrophe". Storm Melissa has so far ravaged through Jamaica, Haiti, the Dominican Republic and Cuba.

The death toll from Hurricane Melissa is growing as the powerful storm moves across the Bahamas after leaving a trail of “catastrophic” destruction across Jamaica and parts of Cuba.Authorities in Haiti said that at least 25 people,

Melissa killed dozens in Haiti when a river burst its banks and left tens of thousands without electricity in Jamaica.

According to the National Hurricane Center's 5 a.m. Tuesday advisory, Category 5 Hurricane Melissa is in the Caribbean Sea, 115 miles west-southwest of Kingston Jamaica and 290 miles southwest of Guantanamo Cuba. With maximum sustained winds of 175 mph, the hurricane is moving to the north-northeast at 5 mph.

Melissa is expected to strengthen from a tropical storm into a major hurricane this weekend, bringing “life-threatening and catastrophic” flash flooding and landslides to the Caribbean.

Article last updated: Monday, Oct. 27, 2025, 4 p.m. ET

At first light on Wednesday, the coastal communities of southwestern Jamaica bore the devastation of being in the direct path of Hurricane Melissa, as images emerging from the area show numerous homes destroyed,