2 w. ago Two dead after small plane on hurricane relief trip to Jamaica crashes in Florida

Aircraft headed to island on a Hurricane Melissa aid mission crashed into a pond in a neighborhood in Coral SpringsA small turboprop plane on a hurricane relief mission to Jamaica crashed Monday morning into a pond in a gated residential neighborhood of the Fort Lauderdale suburb of Coral Springs, killing two people shortly after takeoff and narrowly missing homes, authorities and a local resident said.The Coral Springs police department confirmed the deaths in a statement Monday afternoon. But police did not provide further details about the occupants of the plane and did not immediately return messages seeking more details. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago The Guardian view on worsening extreme weather: the injustice of the climate crisis grows ever clearer | Editorial

The increasing ferocity and frequency of tropical storms imposes an unbearable burden on countries including JamaicaThe geographically uneven risks from increasingly extreme and dangerous weather grow ever starker. As Jamaica and other Caribbean countries clear up after Hurricane Melissa, and Typhoon Kalmaegi heads west after killing nearly 200 people in the Philippines and Vietnam, the case for more international support to countries facing the most destructive impacts from global heating has never been stronger.Last week’s five-day rainfall in Jamaica was made twice as likely by higher temperatures, according to initial findings from climate attribution studies. The current death toll across the Caribbean is at least 75. The economic and social costs are hard to quantify in a region that is still recovering from 2024’s Hurricane Beryl. Crucial infrastructure has been destroyed before the loans used to build it have even been paid off. Andrew Holness, Jamaica’s prime minister, esti...

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3 w. ago Hurricane Melissa tracker: Where will storm head next after devastating the Bahamas, Cuba and Jamaica?

Storm has left an ‘unprecedented catastrophe’ in its wake after killing dozens and inflicting billions in damage across the Bahamas, Cuba, Haiti and Jamaica

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3 w. ago Hurricane Melissa kills at least 34 across Caribbean but hellish rampage isn't over yet

Hurricane Melissa is now heading over the Bahamas and is expected to hit Bermuda on Thursday evening with winds in excess of 100mph

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3 w. ago Hurricane Melissa heads to Bermuda as relief efforts intensify in Jamaica

Kingston airport reopens to flights carrying aid, with some towns in Jamaica underwater and power lines down in south-west Hurricane Melissa – live updatesJamaica has ramped up efforts to clear roads and reach people in isolated and cut-off areas after Hurricane Melissa rampaged through the Caribbean, with the storm now heading towards Bermuda.Kingston, Jamaica’s capital, was spared the worst damage and the main international airport has reopened to allow flights carrying critical aid to land. Officials said some towns were underwater and power lines and mobile network towers were down in much of the south-west. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Hurricane Melissa live updates: ‘Catastrophic’ storm heads to Bahamas as death toll continues to climb in Jamaica

Damage assessment was underway in Jamaica Wednesday, with four people dead and 70 percent of the island without power, after the storm moved on to Cuba

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3 w. ago Hurricane Melissa tracker: Where will storm head next after devastating Cuba and Jamaica?

Storm has left devastation in its path with 120mph winds

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4 w. ago Hurricane Melissa map shows exactly where deadly 175mph storm is heading

Hurricane Melissa is expected to make landfall in Jamaica at around midday local time (5pm GMT) before reaching eastern Cuba later today

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4 w. ago Hurricane Melissa: 'Hundreds of Brits' trapped in hotel as deadly storm nears

At least 200 British tourists are stranded in a hotel in Jamaica as Category 5 Hurricane Melissa heads towards the Caribbean island

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4 w. ago Hurricane Melissa strengthens to category 5 and heads for Jamaica amid warning ‘many communities will not survive flooding’ – live

Jamaicans urged to seek shelter immediately, and Cuba, Haiti and Dominican Republic also threatenedTell us if you’ve been affected by Hurricane MelissaAfter passing over Jamaica, Hurricane Melissa is expected to move north and cross over eastern Cuba tomorrow evening, before heading across the south-eastern Bahamas on Wednesday.Melissa could be the strongest hurricane Jamaica has experienced in decades, said Evan Thompson, principal director at Jamaica’s meteorological service. Continue reading...

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