This satellite image provided by the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration shows Hurricane Melissa, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025
Heavy floodwaters surged through southwestern Jamaica on Tuesday as Hurricane Melissa slammed into the island as a catastrophic Category 5 storm, one of the most powerful ever recorded in the Atlantic.
Desmond McKenzie, deputy chairman of Jamaica’s Disaster Risk Management Council, urged people to seek shelter and stay indoors as the storm crosses the island.
In Kingston, the usually bustling capital, streets were eerily deserted except for a few hurried pedestrians and a stray dog splashing through puddles beneath trees bending in the gusts.
A man walks along the coastline ahead of the forecasted arrival of Hurricane Melissa in Old Harbour Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved A soldier helps a woman evacuate before the arrival of Hurricane Melissa in Canizo, a community in Santiago de Cuba Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved Waves splash in Kingston, Jamaica, as Hurricane Melissa approaches, Tuesday, Oct. 28, Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved A man boards up a hotel’s windows in preparation of Hurricane Melissa’s expected arrival in Kingston Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved A man watches the coastline in Kingston, Jamaica, as Hurricane Melissa closes in, Tuesday, Oct. 28 Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved People take shelter in a school ahead of Hurricane Melissa’s forecast arrival in Old Harbour AP Photo A man wades through a flooded street ahead of the forecasted arrival of Hurricane Melissa in Old Harbour Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved People walk in Kingston, Jamaica, as Hurricane Melissa makes landfall, Tuesday, Oct. 28 AP A woman carrying a mattress in the rain evacuates before the arrival of Hurricane Melissa in Cañizo, a community in Santiago de Cuba AP
