Caribbean. Hurricane Melissa: the storm has killed at least 30 people, Jamaica devastated "at unprecedented levels"
Hurricane Melissa, the most powerful tropical storm of 2025 worldwide, made landfall Wednesday morning in Cuba with wind gusts of 195 km/h, after severely impacting Jamaica. Follow the situation live.
It leaves behind devastated landscapes. Hurricane Melissa, "one of the most powerful hurricanes ever recorded in the Atlantic," struck Jamaica head-on on Tuesday, with winds of nearly 300km/h according to the US National Hurricane Center.
The hurricane, initially a category 5 , the highest on the Saffir-Simpson scale, was then downgraded to category 4 on Tuesday evening. Downgraded to category 3, it made landfall in Cuba on Wednesday morning.
Relive the evolution of the situation:
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