At least 7 killed as Hurricane Melissa makes landfall in Jamaica

29/10/2025 7:48

At least seven people were killed across the northern Caribbean as category 5 Hurricane Melissa made landfall Tuesday on the southwestern coast of the island of Jamaica, according to local media reports.



The deaths were reported in different countries, including Haiti, the Dominican Republic and Jamaica, said local media.



At 2 p.m. local time (1900 GMT), the eye of the hurricane was located over western Jamaica and was moving toward the north-northeast near 8 mph (13 km/h), said the U.S. National Hurricane Center.



The core of Melissa is expected to move across southeastern Cuba early Wednesday morning and move across the southeastern or central Bahamas later on Wednesday, the center said.