Hurricane Melissa has reportedly,killed 36 people on Wednesday. The National Hurricane Center in Miami said it made landfall in Cuba in the morning as an “extremely dangerous” Category 3 hurricane
At least 36 deaths are being attributed to the storm across Jamaica, Haiti and the Dominican Republic, according to officials.As of 5 p.m. ET, the now-Category 1 storm had moved off of Cuba and was heading toward the Bahamas, the NHC said. It is expected to bring heavy rain and flooding to the southeast Bahamas.
Melissa made landfall in Jamaica as a Category 5 hurricane around 1 p.m. ET yesterday as the strongest hurricane in the island’s history. Prime Minister Andrew Holness declared the country a disaster area, with St. Elizabeth Parish reported to be “underwater.”
The storm was the most powerful of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season and one of the strongest hurricanes to make landfall in the Atlantic basin.
