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US announces $6 million aid to Cuba as President Díaz-Canel accuses it of imposing 'energy blockade'

The US has extended aid to Cuba for people still reeling from Hurricane Melissa in the island’s eastern regions. The aid comes despite a diplomatic rift, as Washington continues to urge Cuba to negotiate a deal to end tensions “before it is too late”.

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Marco Rubio Says U.S. Aid to Cuba Will Bypass 'Illegitimate Regime,' Go Directly to People

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the United States has begun sending humanitarian aid to Cuba following Hurricane Melissa, emphasizing that the assistance will be delivered directly to civilians and not through the country's regime.

Latin Times

The trauma after the storm: Hurricane Melissa leaves trail of emotional devastation across Jamaica

Experts are calling for the integration of mental health into climate-disaster policy in the Caribbean as studies show that PTSD risks increase after hurricanes and displacement

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Sunshine Girls play first international since their lives were turned upside down by Hurricane Melissa

The storm created huge mental strain for the Jamaican players, who had family affected at home

The Independent UK

Hunger and makeshift shelters persist in north Caribbean nearly 2 months after Hurricane Melissa

The Atlantic hurricane season may be over

The Independent UK

What the story of eight-year-old Lati-Yana Brown tells us about Britain’s callous disregard for Caribbean people

From enslavement to Windrush to Hurricane Melissa, there is a clear pattern to the way Britain has extracted wealth and fractured families, says journalist and film-maker Nadine White

The Guardian - UK

Hurricane Melissa: Fuel queues for days, diseases spreading and thousands homeless one month on from devastation

IN FOCUS: ‘It’s like everything was cut with blades,’ says a Red Cross official about the wasteland left in the wake of the ‘storm of the century’. Maira Butt reports on the situation

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UK MPs push for extra aid and visas as Jamaica reels from Hurricane Melissa

Dawn Butler leads calls for humanitarian visas and fee waivers for vulnerable relatives of UK nationals affected by storm

The Guardian - UK

UK rejects visa for girl left destitute in Jamaica by Hurricane Melissa

Lati-Yana Brown’s parents had asked for application to be expedited so she could join them in UK after house ruined

The Guardian - UK

Dominican Republic ready to take on Jamaica’s tourism after Hurricane Melissa

The Dominican Republic has so far welcomed more than 8 million visitors from January to October

The Independent UK

Hurricane Melissa: One month on, thousands are still without water and power

Thousands of Cubans remain without power, water or proper shelter

The Independent UK

Weak infrastructure leaves Jamaican schools devastated in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa

The devastation in Jamaica caused by Hurricane Melissa exposed a harsh reality that’s been hidden in plain sight for decades — most schools were not structurally sound enough to sustain high winds, heavy rainfall and storm-surge flooding.

The Conversation

As Trump cuts weather forecasting, vulnerable places like Puerto Rico risk losing vital early warnings

Hurricane Melissa devastated Jamaica in late October, killed dozens in Haiti and forced nearly three-quarters of a million Cubans to evacuate. The death toll across the region is still unknown – but Melissa will go down as one of the strongest storms ever recorded.

The Conversation

How climate finance to help poor countries became a global shell game – donors have counted fossil fuel projects, airports and even ice cream shops

When Hurricane Melissa tore through the Caribbean in October 2025, it left a trail of destruction. The Category 5 storm damaged buildings in Jamaica, Haiti and Cuba, snapped power lines and cut off entire neighborhoods from hospitals and aid.

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Satellite captures destructive power of Hurricane Melissa | Space photo of the day for Nov. 17, 2025

The image shows the difference in temperature between the top of a hurricane and the bottom.

The Independent UK

La Nina weather system could bring more deadly storms to Southeast Asia, scientists warn

Days after more than 250 people were killed in the Philippines during two typhoons, forecasters warn that La Nina, the weather system which was likely behind the deadly Hurricane Melissa, could lead to more extreme weather in the battered country

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A town in southern Haiti mourns its own as it staggers from Hurricane Melissa's blow

Dozens of people have gathered in southern Haiti to say goodbye to those killed by Hurricane Melissa

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Hurricane Melissa a ‘real-time case study’ of colonialism’s legacies

Destruction in Jamaica shows why climate justice cannot be separated from reparatory justice, campaigners say

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No time to recover: Hurricane Melissa and the Caribbean’s compounding disaster trap as the storms keep coming

Headlines have been filled with talk of the catastrophic power of Hurricane Melissa after the Category 5 storm devastated communities across Jamaica, Cuba and Haiti in October 2025. But to see this as a singular disaster misses the bigger picture: Melissa didn’t hit stable, resilient islands. It hit islands still…

The Independent UK

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

The Independent UK

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

The Independent UK

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

The Independent UK

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

IN DEPTH: 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

The Guardian - UK

Parents appeal to Home Office after daughter left homeless in Jamaica by Hurricane Melissa

Lati-Yana Brown’s parents, who have been saving to pay for UK visa application, say situation is now an emergency

The Independent UK

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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