Hurricane Melissa: Devastation in Jamaica at levels ‘never been seen before’

Published on October 29, 2025

As Hurricane Melissa moved north of Jamaica on Wednesday, the head of the UN team there said that preliminary damage assessments from the category 5 storm showed a level of devastation “never seen before” on the Caribbean island.

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