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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

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Typhoon Hunter Lands in Philippines to Face 'Real Beast' Super Typhoon Uwan

Famed 'typhoon hunter' Josh Morgerman has arrived in the Philippines to chase the potentially devastating Super Typhoon Uwan, just after tracking a major hurricane in Jamaica.

International Business Times UK

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 Jamaica

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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 Guardian - 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

The Independent UK

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

The Independent UK

Why hurricanes rarely kill in Cuba

Hours before Hurricane Melissa roared towards Cuba’s second-largest city, Santiago de Cuba, the island’s president, Miguel Díaz-Canel, announced that 735,000 people had been evacuated – one in every 15 Cubans. The storm had already smashed into Jamaica, the most powerful to ever strike the island, causing landslides, power failures and…

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‘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

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Jamaica races to reopen for peak tourism season in December after Hurricane Melissa

Airports are up and running while cruise ports eye a return to normal in mid-December.

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Climate crisis means super-strength Hurricane Melissa is ‘dangerous new reality’

Winds of Melissa’s strength are now five times more frequent due to the climate crisis, research says

The Guardian - US

‘You are a part of our family now’: Florida influencer trapped by hurricane in Jamaica yoga retreat helps with clean-up, raises $72k to rebuild homes

This influencer gives a master class in being a good guest in hard times.

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‘At the mercy of nature’: how the Caribbean is dealing with the unprecedented Hurricane Melissa

The category 5 storm has wreaked havoc in the region, as those affected now reckon with damaged livelihoods and the cost of rebuilding

The Guardian - UK

“I would like people to know that I was the true inventor of ska and reggae”: Ernest Ranglin on working with Bob Marley, Jimmy Cliff, James Bond – and how he influenced “almost every aspect of Jamaican music”

Bob Marley asked him to teach him how to play and how to write. He wrote music for Dr. No. He worked with Jimmy Cliff, Millie Small, and more. Ernest Ranglin reflects on his peerless legacy

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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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Satellite images show parts of Jamaica in ruins after record-breaking Hurricane Melissa

New satellite imagery captures the complete devastation across Jamaica left in the wake of deadly Hurricane Melissa.

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Jamaica in race against time to prepare for peak tourism season after Hurricane Melissa devastation

Tourism is Jamaica’s main source of foreign exchange earnings

International Business Times UK

The Agonising Wait: Jamaica's Hurricane-Hit Communities Still Cut Off From the World

The true death toll of Hurricane Melissa in Jamaica remains unknown as rescuers struggle to reach dozens of cut-off communities, while scientists analyse the storm's record-breaking 252-mph winds.

Evening Standard

William donating to relief efforts to help people affected by Hurricane Melissa

Jamaica was left devastated this week by Melissa, one of the strongest hurricanes to hit the island in its history.

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Irish woman in fundraising effort for those affected by Storm Melissa

Orlagh Kilbride, who has been living in Jamaica for almost ten years, described the strongest winds she had ever seen.

The Independent UK

Hurricane Melissa deals another heavy blow to Jamaica's farmers and fishers

Hurricane Melissa has devastated Jamaica, causing severe damage to fishing and farming communities

The Independent UK

Race against time for Hurricane Melissa aid workers to deliver relief to people in Jamaica

Aid workers have spread across Jamaica to deliver food and water

Evening Standard

King and Queen donate to Red Cross to help people affected by Hurricane Melissa

Jamaica was left devastated this week by Melissa, one of the strongest hurricanes to hit the island in its history.

The Independent UK

King Charles and Queen Camilla donate to fund helping people hit by Hurricane Melissa

Melissa, one of the strongest hurricanes in history, created devastation

International Business Times UK

'Everything Is Gone': Jamaica's Black River Left in Ruins After Deadly Hurricane Melissa

Jamaica's historic Black River lies destroyed after Hurricane Melissa's 185mph winds left catastrophic damage and claimed at least 19 lives across the island.

Evening Standard

First charter flight for Britons leaving Jamaica to take off on Saturday

The Foreign Office confirmed the flight would leave Kingston’s Norman Manley International Airport carrying Britons unable to fly home commercially.

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