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Hurricane Melissa hits Cuba

2025-10-29 13:40:30Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

Hurricane Melissa hits Cuba

Hurricane Melissa hit Cuba on Wednesday, hours after causing devastation in neighboring Jamaica, as it was the most powerful storm to hit the Caribbean island.

Melissa hit the southern and eastern coasts of Cuba with winds reaching up to 195 kilometers per hour, the US National Hurricane Center said.

"Destructive storm surge, flooding and landslides, as well as hurricane-force winds, are continuing this morning," the center said.

Nearly 735,000 people were evacuated from their homes in eastern Cuba as the storm approached, authorities said. Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel warned on Tuesday that the storm could "cause major damage" and urged people to respect evacuation orders.

Hurricane Melissa has weakened but remains a dangerous Category 3 storm after hitting Jamaica with powerful winds. The storm was a Category 5 when it hit Jamaica.

The storm has caused flooding in Jamaica and left more than 500,000 residents without power. Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness said the storm has damaged hospitals, homes and businesses, as well as causing damage to road infrastructure.

Holness said the government had not yet received reports of any confirmed deaths from the storm, but given the strength of the hurricane and the extent of the damage, "we expect there could be loss of life."

Meteorologists from AccuWeather said Melissa is the third most powerful hurricane to hit the Caribbean, after Wilma in 2005 and Gilbert in 1988 - which was the last major storm to directly hit Jamaica.

Scientists say hurricanes are becoming stronger and more frequent as a result of warming ocean waters caused by greenhouse gas emissions. Many Caribbean leaders have called on wealthy countries, which are the biggest polluters, to offer reparations in the form of aid or debt relief to the tropical islands.

Hurricane Melissa's winds weakened as the storm passed over the mountains of Jamaica, hitting mountain communities vulnerable to landslides and flooding.

Local media reported at least three deaths in Jamaica during preparations for the storm.


"Our state has been devastated by Hurricane Melissa, but we will rebuild and we will do so even better than before," said Premier Holness on Wednesday morning.

In the Bahamas, which is expected to be hit by Melissa after Cuba, the Government has ordered the evacuation of residents from the southern parts of the archipelago./REL


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