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Hurricane Melissa, a Category 5 storm, has caused widespread destruction in parts of Jamaica. The United States has sent rescue and response teams to assist the island nation. Numerous local and ...

The storm is one of the strongest to ever make landfall in the Atlantic basin Abigail Adams is a Human Interest Writer and Reporter for PEOPLE. She has been working in journalism for seven years.

Headlines have been filled with talk of the catastrophic power of Hurricane Melissa after the Category 5 storm devastated communities across Jamaica, Cuba and Haiti in October 2025. But to see this as ...

Farah Nibbs does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...