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Photos: Hurricane Melissa unleashes ‘catastrophic’ damage across Jamaica to Cuba

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By Shweta Kukreti
Updated On Oct 29, 2025 07:26 pm IST

Hurricane Melissa that made landfall in Jamaica has wreaked havoc in the country, causing “significant damage to infrastructure,” Jamaica’s minister Daryl Vaz.

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Hurricane Melissa ripped up trees and knocked out power after making landfall in Jamaica on October 28, 2025 as one of the most powerful hurricanes on record, inundating the island nation with rains that threaten flash floods and landslides. Road infrastructure is seen damaged on Spur Tree Hill main road following the passage of Hurricane Melissa in Manchester, Jamaica, on October 28, 2025. (Photo by Ricardo Makyn / AFP)(AFP) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Oct 29, 2025 07:26 pm IST

Hurricane Melissa ripped up trees and knocked out power after making landfall in Jamaica on October 28, 2025 as one of the most powerful hurricanes on record, inundating the island nation with rains that threaten flash floods and landslides. Road infrastructure is seen damaged on Spur Tree Hill main road following the passage of Hurricane Melissa in Manchester, Jamaica, on October 28, 2025. (Photo by Ricardo Makyn / AFP)(AFP)

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A satellite view shows Hurricane Melissa crossing Jamaica after making landfall, October 28, 2025, in this screengrab from satellite footage. CSU/CIRA & NOAA/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. LABEL FROM SOURCE(via REUTERS) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Oct 29, 2025 07:26 pm IST

A satellite view shows Hurricane Melissa crossing Jamaica after making landfall, October 28, 2025, in this screengrab from satellite footage. CSU/CIRA & NOAA/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. LABEL FROM SOURCE(via REUTERS)

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People sit on the roof of a vehicle riding on a flooded road, after Hurricane Melissa made landfall, in Prospect, Manchester, Jamaica, October 29, 2025. REUTERS/Octavio Jones(REUTERS) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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People sit on the roof of a vehicle riding on a flooded road, after Hurricane Melissa made landfall, in Prospect, Manchester, Jamaica, October 29, 2025. REUTERS/Octavio Jones(REUTERS)

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View of part of Santiago de Cuba city after the passage of Hurricane Melissa on October 29, 2025. A powerful Hurricane Melissa made landfall in eastern Cuba on Wednesday, causing damage and flooding to homes and streets in Santiago de Cuba province, an AFP team on the ground reported. (Photo by Luis Alejandro PIREZ / AFP)(AFP) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Oct 29, 2025 07:26 pm IST

View of part of Santiago de Cuba city after the passage of Hurricane Melissa on October 29, 2025. A powerful Hurricane Melissa made landfall in eastern Cuba on Wednesday, causing damage and flooding to homes and streets in Santiago de Cuba province, an AFP team on the ground reported. (Photo by Luis Alejandro PIREZ / AFP)(AFP)

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A man walks on a flooded road, after Hurricane Melissa made landfall, in Prospect, Manchester, Jamaica, October 29, 2025. REUTERS/Octavio Jones(REUTERS) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Oct 29, 2025 07:26 pm IST

A man walks on a flooded road, after Hurricane Melissa made landfall, in Prospect, Manchester, Jamaica, October 29, 2025. REUTERS/Octavio Jones(REUTERS)

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A damaged car by a fallen tree is seen after the passage of Hurricane Melissa in Manchester, Jamaica, on October 29, 2025. Hurricane Melissa ripped up trees and knocked out power after making landfall in Jamaica on October 28, 2025 as one of the most powerful hurricanes on record, inundating the island nation with rains that threaten flash floods and landslides. (Photo by Ricardo Makyn / AFP)(AFP) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Oct 29, 2025 07:26 pm IST

A damaged car by a fallen tree is seen after the passage of Hurricane Melissa in Manchester, Jamaica, on October 29, 2025. Hurricane Melissa ripped up trees and knocked out power after making landfall in Jamaica on October 28, 2025 as one of the most powerful hurricanes on record, inundating the island nation with rains that threaten flash floods and landslides. (Photo by Ricardo Makyn / AFP)(AFP)

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People clean a street ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Melissa in Barahona, Dominican Republic on October 28, 2025. (Photo by Carlos FABAL / AFP)(AFP) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Oct 29, 2025 07:26 pm IST

People clean a street ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Melissa in Barahona, Dominican Republic on October 28, 2025. (Photo by Carlos FABAL / AFP)(AFP)

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A resident holds a piece of a roof before Hurricane Melissa hits the city of Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, on October 28, 2025. (Photo by YAMIL LAGE / AFP)(AFP) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Oct 29, 2025 07:26 pm IST

A resident holds a piece of a roof before Hurricane Melissa hits the city of Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, on October 28, 2025. (Photo by YAMIL LAGE / AFP)(AFP)

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People evacuate before the arrival of Hurricane Melissa in Canizo, a community in Santiago de Cuba, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Ramón Espinosa)(AP) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Oct 29, 2025 07:26 pm IST

People evacuate before the arrival of Hurricane Melissa in Canizo, a community in Santiago de Cuba, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Ramón Espinosa)(AP)

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Two man fix the roof of a house ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Melissa in Barahona, Dominican Republic on October 28, 2025. (Photo by Carlos FABAL / AFP)(AFP) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Oct 29, 2025 07:26 pm IST

Two man fix the roof of a house ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Melissa in Barahona, Dominican Republic on October 28, 2025. (Photo by Carlos FABAL / AFP)(AFP)

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People receive food at a school turned shelter while Haiti is seeing downpours from the outer bands of Hurricane Melissa, as the storm is churning towards Cuba, after making landfall in Jamaica, in Les Cayes, Haiti, October 28, 2025. REUTERS/Patrice Noel(REUTERS) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Oct 29, 2025 07:26 pm IST

People receive food at a school turned shelter while Haiti is seeing downpours from the outer bands of Hurricane Melissa, as the storm is churning towards Cuba, after making landfall in Jamaica, in Les Cayes, Haiti, October 28, 2025. REUTERS/Patrice Noel(REUTERS)

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A soldier helps a woman evacuate before the arrival of Hurricane Melissa in Canizo, a community in Santiago de Cuba, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)(AP) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Oct 29, 2025 07:26 pm IST

A soldier helps a woman evacuate before the arrival of Hurricane Melissa in Canizo, a community in Santiago de Cuba, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)(AP)

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People sleep at a school turned shelter while Haiti is seeing downpours from the outer bands of Hurricane Melissa, as the storm is churning towards Cuba, after making landfall in Jamaica, in Les Cayes, Haiti, October 28, 2025. REUTERS/Patrice Noel(REUTERS) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Oct 29, 2025 07:26 pm IST

People sleep at a school turned shelter while Haiti is seeing downpours from the outer bands of Hurricane Melissa, as the storm is churning towards Cuba, after making landfall in Jamaica, in Les Cayes, Haiti, October 28, 2025. REUTERS/Patrice Noel(REUTERS)

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A store stands destroyed following the passage of Hurricane Melissa in Manchester, Jamaica, on October 28, 2025. Hurricane Melissa ripped up trees and knocked out power after making landfall in Jamaica on October 28, 2025 as one of the most powerful hurricanes on record, inundating the island nation with rains that threaten flash floods and landslides. (Photo by Ricardo Makyn / AFP)(AFP) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Oct 29, 2025 07:26 pm IST

A store stands destroyed following the passage of Hurricane Melissa in Manchester, Jamaica, on October 28, 2025. Hurricane Melissa ripped up trees and knocked out power after making landfall in Jamaica on October 28, 2025 as one of the most powerful hurricanes on record, inundating the island nation with rains that threaten flash floods and landslides. (Photo by Ricardo Makyn / AFP)(AFP)

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Alice Rose, 67, and her common law husband Vernon Bourne, 72, sit in a shelter at the Holy Family Primary School in Kingston on October 27, 2025. Hurricane Melissa threatened Jamaica with potentially deadly rains after rapidly intensifying into a top-level Category 5 storm, as residents scrambled for shelter from what could be the island's most violent weather on record. Melissa has already been blamed for at least four deaths in Haiti and the Dominican Republic, and was set to unleash torrential rains on parts of Jamaica in a direct hit on the Caribbean island. (Photo by Ricardo Makyn / AFP)(AFP) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Oct 29, 2025 07:26 pm IST

Alice Rose, 67, and her common law husband Vernon Bourne, 72, sit in a shelter at the Holy Family Primary School in Kingston on October 27, 2025. Hurricane Melissa threatened Jamaica with potentially deadly rains after rapidly intensifying into a top-level Category 5 storm, as residents scrambled for shelter from what could be the island's most violent weather on record. Melissa has already been blamed for at least four deaths in Haiti and the Dominican Republic, and was set to unleash torrential rains on parts of Jamaica in a direct hit on the Caribbean island. (Photo by Ricardo Makyn / AFP)(AFP)

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People gather at a school turned shelter while Haiti is seeing downpours from the outer bands of Hurricane Melissa, as the storm is churning towards Cuba, after making landfall in Jamaica, in Les Cayes, Haiti, October 28, 2025. REUTERS/Patrice Noel(REUTERS) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Oct 29, 2025 07:26 pm IST

People gather at a school turned shelter while Haiti is seeing downpours from the outer bands of Hurricane Melissa, as the storm is churning towards Cuba, after making landfall in Jamaica, in Les Cayes, Haiti, October 28, 2025. REUTERS/Patrice Noel(REUTERS)

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Homeless persons gather to get a hot meal at a Missionaries of the Poor location in Kingston on October 27, 2025. (AFP) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Oct 29, 2025 07:26 pm IST

Homeless persons gather to get a hot meal at a Missionaries of the Poor location in Kingston on October 27, 2025. (AFP)

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    Shweta Kukreti

    Shweta Kukreti has over 8 years of experience in covering Indian and world politics. She joined the Hindustan Times in 2024 and is primarily assigned to the US desk. She currently works as Deputy Chief Content Producer and reports on a wide range of topics, including US politics, immigration issues (especially H-1B visa) and major global events. Shweta strongly emphasizes team operations, which encompasses monitoring news, delegating tasks, editing, developing comprehensive coverage strategies, and crafting engaging, and data-informed narratives. She received the Digi Star Award at the Hindustan Times within a year of joining for her broad coverage of US politics. In 2025, she earned both a promotion and a redesignation, a significant achievement recognising her contributions and the strong value she brings to the team. She has previously worked with the Indian Express, HTDS, ANI and Republic World. Seniors in all the media organisations recognised her work. Regarding education, she earned a BA (Hons.) in Political Science and a master's degree from Delhi University, and she pursued a PG Diploma in English Journalism from the Indian Institution of Mass Communication (IIMC). She also holds a diploma in Women's Empowerment and Development from IGNOU University and a French certification course from Alliance Française de Delhi. If not working, you can find her exploring the hills and engaging in adventurous activities in Rishikesh and Himachal Pradesh. She loves to play badminton, volleyball, and chess, and spend time with her friends and family. She also enjoys spiritual activities.

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