6 d. ago Death toll from Hurricane Melissa rises to 45 in Jamaica, with 15 others still missing

Jamaica’s government says that the number of confirmed deaths from Hurricane Melissa has risen to 45, with 15 other people still missing

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6 d. ago Death toll from capsized boat with Myanmar migrants climbs to 26 as more bodies recovered

The death toll from a capsized boat carrying Rohingya migrants from Myanmar has risen to 26, with 14 survivors

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6 d. ago Two dead as Hurricane Melissa relief flight to Jamaica crashes in Florida leaving large debris field: ‘No actual plane to be seen’

The plane was on its way to Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa devastated the nation late last month

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6 d. 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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7 d. ago Coral Springs plane crash horror as police say 'we've not found entire aircraft yet'

The plane was delivering relief support to Jamaica following Hurricane Melissa when it crashed near houses and a nursery in Florida as police search for victims

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8 d. ago Former NHS nurse, 83, desperately searching for food and shelter after Hurricane Melissa

Hurricane Melissa has caused at least 75 deaths and potentially $50bn in damage across the Caribbean

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8 d. ago Inside the ‘mammoth’ task to rebuild Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa: ‘We feel hopelessness’

Hurricane Melissa became the strongest storm to ever hit Jamaica when it made landfall last month, destroying entire communities and ravaging the country’s economy. Aid organisations tell Alex Croft and Bryony Gooch that the rebuild will be long and painful

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1 week 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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1 week ago Death toll from UPS plane crash at Louisville airport rises to 13

Firm released names of the three victims on the plane and investigators confirmed plane’s left wing caught fireThe death toll in the explosion that saw a UPS cargo plane lose an engine and burst into flames, has risen to 13, Craig Greenberg, the Louisville mayor, has confirmed as UPS released the names of the three victims on the plane.“On my way to the Teamsters’ vigil, I learned of a 13th person that died as a result of the UPS flight 2976 plane crash. My heart is with the families, friends and colleagues of all who were lost in this week’s tragedy. We will get through this together,” Greenberg wrote in a social media post. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Shaggy recounts his relief mission to Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa and shares how you can help

Shaggy, the Grammy-winning reggae artist, has stepped up to help Jamaica following Hurricane Melissa

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1 week ago British tourist trapped in hotel room as horror Category 5 hurricane batters Jamaica

Hurricane Melissa has left a path of death and destruction across Jamaica – recounting the horror, Pooja, 30 revealed she was forced to barricade herself during the hurricane

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1 week ago Jamaica tallies losses from Hurricane Melissa as more than 2 dozen communities remain cut off

Officials in Jamaica say that Hurricane Melissa ripped the roofs off 120,000 structures when it struck last week, affecting some 90,000 families in the island’s western region

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1 week ago ‘We need help’: devastated Jamaican communities still await aid after Hurricane Melissa

Ravaged communities near Montego Bay recount what last week’s category 5 storm took from them‘New reality’: Hurricane Melissa strength multiplied by climate crisis, study says‘How do you rebuild all this?’ Black River residents assess damage after Hurricane MelissaSitting outside her house in muddy slippers amid the ruins left by category 5 Hurricane Melissa that ravaged parts of Jamaica last week, Narva Maxwell Taylor recounted how she and her family had to fight for their lives when the storm sent flood waters surging through their home.“We have to give God thanks we are alive. We could be dead. But everything is gone. I don’t have anything left now,” Taylor, a resident of Catherine Hall, Montego Bay, said. Continue reading...

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1 week ago ‘New reality’: Hurricane Melissa strength multiplied by climate crisis, study says

Winds of Melissa’s strength are now five times more frequent due to the climate crisis, research saysEvery aspect of Hurricane Melissa, the most powerful storm ever to hit Jamaica, was worsened by the climate crisis, a team of scientists has found.Melissa caused widespread devastation when it crunched into Jamaica as a category five hurricane on October 28, with winds up up to 185mph. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Cargo plane crashed & exploded into fireball during takeoff after engine FELL OFF, investigators say as death toll rises

A UPS cargo jet that crashed and killed 12 people in Kentucky did so after one of its engines fell during takeoff, federal investigators confirmed. Airport security footage seen by officials showed the left engine detaching from the wing of the 34-year-old McDonnell Douglas MD-11 as it sped down the runway. Moments after taking off...

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1 week ago Kentucky plane crash: death toll rises to 12 as officials investigate how engine detached

NTSB agents arrive in Louisville to investigate what caused engine to fall off UPS cargo plane and left wing to catch fireThe death toll from the UPS cargo plane that exploded into a fireball in Louisville on Tuesday night has risen to 12, said Craig Greenberg, the city’s mayor. At least 15 people were reported injured and “several individuals” were still unaccounted for, Greenberg said in a social media post.A federal investigator announced earlier Wednesday a UPS cargo plane’s left wing caught fire and an engine fell off shortly after takeoff from the Louisville Muhammad Ali international airport, causing the plane to crash and explode into a fireball. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Kentucky plane crash: death toll rises to 11 as investigators search for answers

NTSB agents arrive in Louisville to investigate what caused engine to fall off UPS cargo plane and left wing to catch fireA federal investigator said a UPS cargo plane’s left wing caught fire and an engine fell off shortly before it crashed and exploded into a fireball in Louisville on Tuesday night, killing at least 11 people and injuring 15 with some people still unaccounted for.At least 28 National Transportation Safety Board agents arrived at the site in Kentucky and began searching for clues about the possible cause of the disaster, which saw the UPS plane crash shortly after takeoff at the Louisville Muhammad Ali international airport, leaving behind a fiery trail of destruction on the ground and a huge plume of black smoke. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Desperate search resumes for 16 still missing after fireball UPS plane crash in Louisville as death toll continues to rise

The crash in Louisville, Kentucky involved a Hawaii-bound MD-11 plane

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1 week ago Typhoon Kalmaegi: death toll rises to 52 as widespread flooding hits central Philippines

Six people were killed in a separate incident when a Philippine air force helicopter crashed in the southern province of Agusan del SurTyphoon Kalmaegi has left at least 52 people dead with 13 others missing in the central Philippines, mostly in widespread flooding that trapped people on their roofs and swept away scores of cars in a hard-hit province still recovering from a deadly earthquake, officials said on Wednesday.Six people were killed in a separate incident when a Philippine air force helicopter crashed in the southern province of Agusan del Sur on Tuesday while en route to help provide humanitarian help to provinces battered by Kalmaegi, the military said without providing other details, including what could have caused the crash. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Typhoon Kalmaegi: death toll rises to 66 as widespread flooding hits central Philippines

Among the 66 fatalities were six military personnel whose helicopter crashed on the island of Mindanao during a humanitarian missionTyphoon Kalmaegi has left at least 66 people dead with 26 others missing in the central Philippines, many in widespread flooding that trapped people on their roofs and swept away scores of cars in a hard-hit province still recovering from a deadly earthquake, officials said.Among the dead were six people who were killed in a separate incident when a Philippine air force helicopter crashed in the southern province of Agusan del Sur on Tuesday while en route to help provide humanitarian help to provinces battered by Kalmaegi, the military said without providing other details, including what could have caused the crash. Continue reading...

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