Jamaicans warned this is ‘not the time to be brave’ as life-threatening storm nears landfall - At least seven people have already been killed as the storm batters the Caribbean with heavy winds and to

Thousands of Jamaicans were still without power, water and internet service on Thursday as the government continued to assess the widespread damage from Hurricane Melissa.

Hurricane Melissa became one of the most powerful hurricanes on record to make landfall in the Atlantic Basin.

While Sandy in October 2012 was the last hurricane to come ashore in Jamaica, Hurricane Beryl tracked just south of the island as a Category 4 in July 2024. Floods and high winds caused damage to homes, crops and other infrastructure, especially in southern areas.

ORLANDO, FL – Hurricane Melissa has delivered devastating impacts to Jamaica, Haiti, Cuba and the Bahamas over the last few days, and now it’s finally moving out of the Caribbean.

Tropical Storm Melissa is inching closer to Jamaica and is expected to impact the island as early as Thursday. &nb

Calvin Morgan is living in Happy Valley-Goose Bay, but has to watch and listen from a distance as his parents in Mandeville, Jamaica wait out Hurricane Melissa.

The last clip of cars driving through flooded streets also isn’t from Jamaica. One of the cars has a European Union license plate, and a reverse image search found the footage is from flooded streets in the city of Palermo, Italy, after heavy rains in June. An Italian news report shows the same video .