Hurricane Melissa: Caribbean's Unyielding Assault

Hurricane Melissa ravaged the Caribbean on Tuesday, marking its arrival with unprecedented force as it made landfall in Jamaica. As a Category 4 storm with winds clocking at 185 mph, Melissa left the island nation beneath torrential downpours and significant destruction.

Jamaica experienced severe flooding, with the parish of St. Elizabeth submerged and power outages affecting over half a million residents. Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel urged citizens to take evacuation orders seriously, anticipating the storm's arrival in Santiago de Cuba.

As Jamaican authorities issued international calls for aid, challenges mounted due to climate change, rendering Caribbean storms more intense. With food and resources rapidly depleting, urgent assistance became paramount amid efforts to salvage the affected communities.