#Hurricane Melissa

AFP/APP Santiago de Cuba, Cuba: The death toll from Hurricane Melissa rose Thursday to nearly 50 people, officials said, after the ferocious storm devastated Caribbean islands and was bearing down on Bermuda. Flooding was expected to…

AFP/APP Port-au-Prince: At least 20 people have been killed and 10 others remain missing after severe flooding triggered by Hurricane Melissa swept through parts of Haiti, officials said on Wednesday. Emmanuel Pierre, head of the…

AFP/APP Jamaica: Hurricane Melissa ripped up trees and knocked out power after making landfall in Jamaica on Tuesday as one of the most powerful hurricanes on record, inundating the island nation with rains that threaten flash floods and…

AFP/APP Kingston: Hurricane Melissa could be the most powerful storm Jamaica has ever faced — but many residents say they will believe it when they see it. Authorities have urged the island’s 2.8 million citizens to heed evacuation…

AFP/APP Jamaica: Hurricane Melissa, already a powerful Category 4 storm, gathered strength Sunday as it took aim at Jamaica and other parts of the Caribbean. Forecasters warned of catastrophic flooding and urged residents to seek shelter…

AFP/APP Jamaica: Hurricane Melissa continued to cut a deadly path through the Caribbean on Sunday, intensifying into a powerful Category 4 storm as it crawled at a dangerous pace toward Jamaica and the island of Hispaniola. Melissa…