The death toll is climbing as Hurricane Melissa devastated the Caribbean, making destructive landfalls in both Jamaica and Cuba over the past few days.
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Citing reports, Weather reported that the mayor of Petit-Grove in southern Haiti said about 25 people were killed after a flooded river overflowed its banks and sent water rushing into communities. Three other deaths were also confirmed by local officials.
In Jamaica, three people were killed while preparing for Hurricane Melissa’s impacts last week. But, the Minister of Local Government and Community Development explained that at least four people were confirmed dead in St. Elizabeth Parish due to the direct impacts of Hurricane Melissa.
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FILE-Electrical poles are down as a man bikes through the destroyed neighborhood of North Street following the passage of Hurricane Melissa, in Black River, Jamaica on October 29, 2025. (Photo by RICARDO MAKYN/AFP via Getty Images)
According to Weather, the Jamaican Constabulary Force reported an additional 8 total deaths from Westmoreland, St. James and Hanover.
And at least one death was also reported in the Dominican Republic as Hurricane Melissa moved close to Hispaniola last weekend.
Melissa made landfall in Jamaica on Oct. 28 as a catastrophic Category 5 storm, and it came ashore again in Cuba early Wednesday as a Category 3 storm, and also caused damage in Haiti and the Dominican Republic.
The Source: Information for this story was provided by Weather and the Associated Press. This story was reported from Washington, D.C.
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