Jamaika
Hurrikaani Melissa lähestyy Jamaikaa vahvimpana ikinä
Hurrikaani Melissa on luokiteltu kategoriaksi 5, ja sen odotetaan olevan vahvin ikinä, joka iskee Jamaikaan. Myrsky liikkuu hitaasti kohti saarivaltiota ja on jo aiheuttanut ainakin neljä kuolemaa naapurimaissa. Jamaika valmistautuu koviin tuuliin ja tulviin.
Hurricane Melissa intensifies rapidly toward Jamaica
Hurricane Melissa has escalated into a Category 5 storm with 175 mph winds, poised to hit Jamaica on Monday night. The storm has already claimed four lives in Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Climate change is amplifying its dangers through warmer oceans and increased moisture.
Ruotsalainen Rikard hurrikaani Melissan keskellä Jamaikalla
Hurrikaani Melissa on pyyhkäissyt Jamaikan yli ja osunut ruotsalaiseen mieheen Rikard Svahniin kovaa saaren länsirannikolla. Hän ja vaimonsa ovat valinneet jäädä turvalliseen taloonsa Negrilin lähelle tuulten voimistuessa. Svahn toivoo myrskyn ohittavan pian minimaalisilla vahingoilla.
Hurricane Melissa threatens Cuba after Jamaica
The slow-moving Hurricane Melissa is rapidly intensifying toward Jamaica and then eastern Cuba, with winds of 140 mph. Jamaican authorities have ordered evacuations, while Cuba grapples with prior crises of power outages and shortages. Catastrophic flooding and landslides are expected in the region.
Hurricane Melissa makes landfall in Jamaica as category 5 storm
Hurricane Melissa, one of the strongest Atlantic storms on record, struck Jamaica as a category 5 hurricane on October 28, 2025, fueled by unusually warm sea surface temperatures linked to climate change. Meteorologists expressed alarm over its rapid intensification and potential for catastrophic damage, including up to one meter of rain. Three people died in preparations for the storm.
Hurricane Melisa traps over 100 Argentines in Jamaica
Hurricane Melisa made landfall on Jamaica's western coast on Monday with winds up to 280 kilometers per hour, trapping over 100 Argentines in the powerful storm. Two Argentine women described their terror locked in a bathroom as alarms blared nonstop. A resident from Córdoba reported that the phenomenon is sweeping everything away.