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    Photos show Hurricane Melissa's impact on the Caribbean

    • Associated Press
    • Oct 30, 2025
    • Oct 30, 2025 Updated Dec 15, 2025
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    APTOPIX Cuba Extreme Weather

    A man carries a TV from his home flooded by Hurricane Melissa in Santiago de Cuba, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

    Ramon Espinosa
    Haiti Extreme Weather

    A boy moves along an alleyway flooded by rain brought by Hurricane Melissa at a shelter for families displaced by gang violence in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)

    Odelyn Joseph
    APTOPIX Haiti Extreme Weather

    A woman lies inside a shack flooded by rain brought by Hurricane Melissa at a shelter for families displaced by gang violence in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)

    Odelyn Joseph
    Haiti Extreme Weather

    People protect themselves from rain brought by Hurricane Melissa in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)

    Odelyn Joseph
    APTOPIX Jamaica Extreme Weather

    Residents stand on the wreckage of a house destroyed by Hurricane Melissa in Santa Cruz, Jamaica, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

    Matias Delacroix
    Cuba Extreme Weather

    Men ride after the passage of Hurricane Melissa in El Cobre, Cuba, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/RamΓ›n Espinosa)

    Ramon Espinosa
    APTOPIX Jamaica Extreme Weather

    The church of Lacovia Tombstone, Jamaica, sits damaged in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

    Matias Delacroix
    APTOPIX Jamaica Extreme Weather

    Residents walk through Lacovia Tombstone, Jamaica, in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

    Matias Delacroix
    Cuba Extreme Weather

    A man wades through floodwaters with his dog and belongings from his home flooded by Hurricane Melissa in Santiago de Cuba, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/RamΓ³n Espinosa)

    Ramon Espinosa
    Cuba Extreme Weather

    A man wades through a street flooded by Hurricane Melissa in Santiago de Cuba, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/RamΓ³n Espinosa)

    Ramon Espinosa
    Jamaica Extreme Weather

    Workers clear downed trees and debris to make way for a convoy carrying aid to Black River, which was hit by Hurricane Melissa, as it moves through Holland Bamboo, Jamaica, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

    Matias Delacroix
    APTOPIX Jamaica Extreme Weather

    A convoy carrying aid to Black River, which was hit by Hurricane Melissa, makes its way through Holland Bamboo, Jamaica, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025, where downed trees and debris partially block the road. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

    Matias Delacroix
    Cuba Extreme Weather

    People wait to charge electrical appliances in El Cobre, Cuba, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025, in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

    Ramon Espinosa
    Cuba Extreme Weather

    Boys walk in El Cobre, Cuba, in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

    Ramon Espinosa
    Cuba Extreme Weather

    Residents walk in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa in El Cobre, Cuba, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

    Ramon Espinosa
    Jamaica Extreme Weather

    Residents walk through Santa Cruz, Jamaica, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025, after Hurricane Melissa passed. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

    Matias Delacroix
    Jamaica Extreme Weather

    Parts of the roof of the St. Elizabeth Technical High School are missing in Santa Cruz, Jamaica, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025, after Hurricane Melissa passed. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

    Matias Delacroix
    Jamaica Extreme Weather

    People walk through Santa Cruz, Jamaica, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025, after Hurricane Melissa passed. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix),

    Matias Delacroix
    Jamaica Extreme Weather

    People walk along a road after Hurricane Melissa passed through Spurr Tree, Jamaica, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix),

    Matias Delacroix
    Top Vertical Photos Photo Gallery

    FILE - A man walks in the rain before the arrival of Hurricane Melissa in Canizo, a village in Santiago de Cuba, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/RamΓ³n Espinosa, File)

    Ramon Espinosa
    Jamaica Extreme Weather

    A man watches the coastline in Kingston, Jamaica, as Hurricane Melissa closes in, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

    Matias Delacroix
    Jamaica Extreme Weather

    Waves splash in Kingston, Jamaica, as Hurricane Melissa approaches, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

    Matias Delacroix
    Jamaica Extreme Weather

    Waves splash in Kingston, Jamaica, as Hurricane Melissa approaches, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

    Matias Delacroix
    APTOPIX Jamaica Extreme Weather

    A couple jokes around on the coast in Kingston, Jamaica, as Hurricane Melissa approaches, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

    Matias Delacroix
    Jamaica Extreme Weather

    People walk along a road during the passing of Hurricane Melissa in Rocky Point, Jamaica, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

    Matias Delacroix
    Jamaica Extreme Weather

    A man walks along the coastline during the passing of Hurricane Melissa in Kingston, Jamaica, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

    Matias Delacroix
    Jamaica Extreme Weather

    People take shelter in a school ahead of Hurricane Melissa's forecast arrival in Old Harbour, Jamaica, Monday, Oct. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

    Matias Delacroix
    APTOPIX Jamaica Extreme Weather

    A man walks in Kingston, Jamaica, as Hurricane Melissa approaches, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

    Matias Delacroix
    Jamaica Extreme Weather

    People walk in Kingston, Jamaica, as Hurricane Melissa approaches, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

    Matias Delacroix
    Jamaica Extreme Weather

    A man walks along the coastline in Kingston, Jamaica, as Hurricane Melissa approaches, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

    Matias Delacroix
    Jamaica Extreme Weather

    Men remove a loose section of roof in Kingston, Jamaica, as Hurricane Melissa approaches, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

    Matias Delacroix
    Jamaica Extreme Weather

    Cooks prepare meals at a shelter set up in a school ahead of Hurricane Melissa's forecast arrival in Old Harbour, Jamaica, Monday, Oct. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

    Matias Delacroix
    APTOPIX Jamaica Extreme Weather

    People walk along a road during the passing of Hurricane Melissa in Rocky Point, Jamaica, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

    Matias Delacroix
    APTOPIX Cuba Extreme Weather

    People recover belongings from a home flooded by Hurricane Melissa in Santiago de Cuba, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/RamΓ³n Espinosa)

    Ramon Espinosa

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