3 w. ago Scores dead, thousands homeless and billions in damage: The bleak numbers that reveal Hurricane Melissa’s scale of destruction

One week after the Category 5 ‘Storm of the Century’ first hit the Caribbean, residents have been left picking up the pieces. Olivia Ireland and Alex Croft report on the sizeable task ahead

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3 w. ago Hurricane Melissa latest: Death toll rises after trail of destruction disrupts aid efforts in Jamaica

Bermuda closed down its schools and ferries ahead of the storm’s impact on Thursday night

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3 w. ago Hurricane Melissa latest updates: At least 49 dead as storm thrashes Bermuda and Caribbean nations assess damage

Bermuda closed down its schools and ferries ahead of the storm’s impact on Thursday night

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3 w. ago Hurricane Melissa live updates: At least 49 dead as storm thrashes Bermuda and Caribbean nations assess damage

Bermuda closed down its schools and ferries ahead of the storm’s impact on Thursday night

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3 w. ago Hurricane Melissa live updates: At least 40 dead as storm thrashes Bermuda and Caribbean nations assess damage

Bermuda closed down its schools and ferries ahead of the storm’s impact Thursday night

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3 w. ago Hurricane Melissa live updates: Caribbean nations start rebuilding after storm thrashes islands killing at least 30

Bermuda closed down its schools and ferries ahead of the storm’s impact Thursday night

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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: Storm barrels toward Bermuda after leaving trail of destruction across Caribbean

Hurricane Melissa is now passing through the Bahamas and is expected to hit Bermuda late Thursday evening

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3 w. ago Hurricane Melissa live updates: Bahamas ravaged by catastrophic storm as at least 34 dead across Caribbean

Hurricane Melissa is now passing through the Bahamas and is expected to hit Bermuda late Thursday evening

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3 w. ago Dozens dead and homes destroyed as Hurricane Melissa leaves trail of destruction across the Caribbean

The ‘storm of a century’ has torn through the Caribbean, with dozens of people killed

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3 w. ago Hurricane Melissa live updates: At least 34 dead as ‘catastrophic’ storm continues to wreak havoc in Bahamas

Hurricane Melissa is now passing through the Bahamas and is expected to hit Bermuda late evening

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3 w. ago ‘The town is devastated’: the mayor picking up the pieces at Hurricane Melissa’s ‘ground zero’

Richard Solomon, mayor of Black River, describes terror of 16ft storm surges and hours of fierce winds when storm hit, as focus now moves to aid and rescue effortsHurricane Melissa hits Cuba after turning Jamaica into ‘disaster area’ The mayor of Black River – a town that Jamaica’s prime minister called “ground zero” for Hurricane Melissa – has described the monstrous storm surges and devastation the storm has wrought on its residents.Speaking to the Guardian, Richard Solomon recounted the traumatic experience of riding out the Category 5 “storm of the century” at an emergency operating centre. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Hurricane Melissa live updates: ‘Catastrophic’ storm kills over 30 in the Caribbean as it moves through the Bahamas

Hurricane Melissa is expected to move across the Bahamas on Wednesday evening

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3 w. ago At least 25 dead in Haiti as Hurricane Melissa continues destructive path

The ‘storm of a century’ has torn through the Caribbean, with Jamaica, Haiti and Cuba worst affected

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3 w. ago Hurricane Melissa live updates: ‘Catastrophic’ storm kills over 30 in the Caribbean as it nears the Bahamas

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 leaves Caribbean 'unrecognizable' as dead animals litter roads and storm barrels toward the Bahamas

Hurricane Melissa is wrecking havoc on Cuba Wednesday morning and is set to unleash its powerful 105mph winds on the Bahamas as it moves through the Caribbean.

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3 w. ago Hurricane Melissa leaves Caribbean 'unrecognizable' as dead animals litter roads and storm barrels toward the Bahamas: Live updates

Hurricane Melissa is wrecking havoc on Cuba Wednesday morning and is set to unleash its powerful 105mph winds on the Bahamas as it moves through the Caribbean.

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3 w. ago Hurricane Melissa nears the Bahamas as death toll continues to climb in Jamaica: Live updates

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 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 Met Office tracking ANOTHER storm which could hit Scotland off the back of Hurricane Melissa

A SECOND storm could batter Scotland before the remnants of Hurricane Melissa hit our shores. The 'storm of the century' ripped through the Caribbean islands of Jamaica and Cuba, causing ‘unprecedented’ damage and loss of life. Hurricanes have a habit of heading towards the UK after leaving the eastern seaboard of the United States, though...

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