Eighteen people missing in Haiti

At least eighteen people are still missing in Haiti as the island begins to recover from Hurricane Melissa.

Haitian officials said Wednesday at least 25 people died in the storm, including children.

Katie Hawkinson30 October 2025 03:30

The deadly combination that made Hurricane Melissa so devastating

Experts say that the storm’s powerful winds and its slow pace, likely exacerbated by climate change, have allowed a huge hurricane to linger in the region for maximum damage.

James C. Reynolds30 October 2025 03:00

Hurricane Melissa battering Bahamas with ‘damaging winds and flooding rains’

Hurricane Melissa is currently pounding the Bahamas with “damaging winds, flooding rains, and a dangerous storm surge”, the National Hurricane Center said.

Melissa is expected to continue to move across the southeastern or central Bahamas this evening, and is forecast to pass near or to the west of Bermuda late Thursday and Thursday night, it said.

Dozens of people have already been evacuated from the archipelago’s southeast corner, where conditions have rapidly deteriorated amid widespread power outages and communications breakdowns.

Shweta Sharma30 October 2025 02:56

Mapped: Hurricane Melissa’s forecasted path

Hurricane Melissa is forecasted to continue moving across the Bahamas on Wednesday evening and pass near Bermuda late Thursday, the National Hurricane Center said.

See the storm’s path below:

A map of Hurricane Melissa’s forecasted path as of Wednesday at 8 p.m. (National Hurricane Center)

Katie Hawkinson30 October 2025 02:30

Towns underwater, 185mph winds and half a million without power: Hurricane Melissa’s path of destruction devastates Jamaica

Whole towns have been left underwater, one of the island’s airports has been flooded, and more than half a million people are without power. Tens of thousands of tourists remain stranded, including 8,000 Britons, with thousands of locals in shelters.

Footage of the damage to the airport in Montego Bay showed seating areas ripped up, broken glass and collapsed ceilings after the category 5 storm hit. Four hospitals were damaged, at least one with its roof torn off, trees were uprooted, and roads were deluged overnight.

Maryam Zakir-Hussain30 October 2025 02:00

Moment Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Cuba captured in satellite imagery

Moment Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Cuba captured in satellite imagery

Satellite imagery captured the moment that Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Cuba. The storm, the most powerful of the year, hit Cuba in the early hours of Wednesday (29 October) morning, bringing 115mph winds as a category three storm. It was then downgraded to a category two storm, before registering as a category one as it headed towards the Bahamas. Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel said that Hurricane Melissa, which swept over from Jamacia, had brought “significant” damage to the island. More than 735,000 people had been evacuated by Tuesday evening. Hurricane Melissa has now left at least 49 people dead across Caribbean, and officials say they expect numbers to rise.

Katie Hawkinson30 October 2025 01:40

‘People have lost everything,’ Haiti resident says

Charly Saint-Vil, a 30-year-old resident of Petit-Goâve, Haiti, told the Associated Press that “people have lost everything.”

Hurricane Melissa killed at least 20 people, including children, in Saint-Vil’s hometown. Haitian officials have reported at least 25 deaths overall.

Saint-Vil explained that he’s hosting several people who lost their homes in the storm.

“What I can do, I will do it, but it’s not easy because the situation is really complicated for everyone,” he said.

Katie Hawkinson30 October 2025 01:20

Video: Aerial footage shows devastating extent of Hurricane Melissa’s destruction

Aerial footage shows devastating extent of Hurricane Melissa’s destruction

Katie Hawkinson30 October 2025 01:00

In pictures: Hurricane Melissa floods homes in Cuba

A man carries a TV from a home, which was flooded by Hurricane Melissa in Santiago de Cuba, on Wednesday (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)A man rescues a dog and belongings from a flooded home after Hurricane Melissa passed through San Miguel de Parada in Santiago de Cuba province (AFP via Getty Images)

Katie Hawkinson30 October 2025 00:40

What watches and warnings are in effect?

As of Wednesday at 8 p.m., a Hurricane Warning is in effect for:

• Southeastern and Central Bahamas
• Bermuda

A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for:

The National Hurricane Center has warned that residents in the Bahamas should remain sheltered, and that preparations in Bermuda should be completed before tropical-storm-force winds arrive.

Katie Hawkinson30 October 2025 00:20