Jamaica, Hurricane Melissa
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Melissa was one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes to make landfall and brought destructive weather to Jamaica, Haiti, Dominican Republic and Cuba, causing dozens of deaths across the Caribbean.
Influencers face backlash for posting TikTok and Instagram videos while traveling to Jamaica during Category 5 Hurricane Melissa, with critics calling their content insensitive.
A local cafe is organising a donation drive for those in Jamaica struggling in the aftermath of hurricane Melissa. At least 30 people have died since the category five storm swept across the island with winds of 185 mph (297km/h).
The storm was one of the strongest to ever form in the Atlantic, with winds reaching 185 mph shortly before making landfall in Jamaica.
Typhoon Kalmaegi has killed at least 114 people in the Philippines and left even more people missing as it moved on to slam Vietnam. A second typhoon, Fong-Wong, is forecast to hit the
Hurricane Sally on Wednesday made its final, grinding approach to the U.S. Gulf Coast, inching toward a daybreak landfall as an upgraded Category Two storm after winds intensified overnight.
Haiti’s government says that the death toll from Hurricane Melissa has risen to 43 and that 13 others are still missing
The Atlantic hurricane season began on June 1 and lasts through November 30. There have been 13 named storms so far this season.