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Jamaica is now a “disaster zone.” This was said by Andrew Holness, the Prime Minister of the Caribbean island, after the passage of Hurricane Melissa, currently a Category 3 storm heading towards Cuba.
The powerful hurricane, which made landfall this Tuesday in Jamaica with category 5 and winds reaching speeds of up to 295 km/h, is the strongest that has ever affected the island of 2.8 million inhabitants, and the damage it has left in its wake is still being assessed.
The storm is now heading towards Cuba, and although it has weakened after passing through Jamaica, the US National Hurricane Center (NHC) says the situation remains “extremely dangerous and life-threatening.”
The latest NHC bulletin indicates that the maximum sustained wind speed is 205 km/h and warns of the likelihood of further catastrophic flooding in Jamaica, urging Jamaicans to remain in shelters until the storm has completely passed.
It also urges residents of Cuba, where up to 63 cm of rain is forecast, to seek shelter immediately.
Even before the hurricane made landfall in Jamaica, Melissa’s rains and winds had already claimed 7 lives: 3 in Jamaica, 3 in Haiti, and one in the Dominican Republic.
Image source, EPA
photo caption, The first reports of Melissa’s impact in Jamaica speak of damage in several areas.
The devastation in Jamaica
Preliminary reports of damage in Jamaica speak of damage to at least 6 hospitals, numerous flooded roads and thousands of fallen trees and light poles, but due to communication difficulties and electricity outages, it is expected that the true magnitude of the disaster will not be known for several days.
As it passed northeast across the island, it left great destruction due to its strong winds and rains, which were accompanied by an intense storm surge.
The latest data shows that Melissa is not only the most powerful storm in the world so far this year, but it will be “the storm of the century” for Jamaica, according to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).
Officials say Melissa is the strongest hurricane to hit Jamaica since records began 174 years ago.
The previous record was held by Hurricane Gilbert, which hit the island in 1988 and caused 49 victims.
Tamisha Lee, president of the Jamaica Network of Rural Women Producers (JNRWP), a partner of the humanitarian organization CARE International, said that the fear on the island “is real but our preparation is helping us control it.”
According to Lee, rescue efforts after the storm will be a marathon, not a sprint.
With extensive infrastructure damage expected, leaving roads impassable, Lee says the JNRWP will have difficulty delivering aid to its members. And without electricity, communication will also be a problem, he adds.
“Based on the forecast and what we’ve been experiencing since Sunday night, I predict the damage will be enormous.”
Mike Brennan, director of the NHC, told BBC News that after the storm passes through the island, the environment will be extremely dangerous, with trees and power lines downed and significant structural damage, especially in western Jamaica.
Wildlife also poses a threat. Floods could displace crocodiles from their natural habitats, according to Jamaican health authorities.
“Rising water levels in rivers, ravines and swamps could cause crocodiles to move into residential areas,” the Southeast Regional Health Authority said in a statement.
“Residents living near these areas are therefore advised to remain alert and avoid flooding.”
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photo caption, Flooding is one of the biggest risks facing Jamaica.
Road to Cuba
Melissa left Jamaican territory and is expected to make landfall in Cuba in the early hours of Tuesday to Wednesday.
The digital media CubaDebate warned that although Melissa lost strength when passing through Jamaica, there is a risk that it could strengthen during its passage through the Caribbean and affect Cuba with greater intensity.
The outlet said the country’s Revolutionary Armed Forces (FAR) were focusing their greatest efforts on the city of Santiago de Cuba, where Melissa’s impact is expected to be felt first.
Some 500,000 people were being evacuated before the hurricane hit.
Authorities warn that the system will leave heavy rains, especially in mountainous areas, as well as a significant storm surge on the southeastern coasts of the island.
“Hurricane Melissa must be affecting the national territory and we must already be feeling its main influences, from the afternoon to tonight,” Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel said in the afternoon.
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photo caption, Many residents of southeastern Cuba were moved to shelters.
“It will pass, according to forecasts, in full force through the country tonight and in the early hours of tomorrow, and will be leaving the national territory in the afternoon of tomorrow, Wednesday.”
Díaz-Canel said authorities had prepared for the storm’s imminent arrival, but that those preparations would only work if people followed authorities’ recommendations.
“We ask that once again, taking advantage of the hours we have left for its passage, our entire population be located in safe areas to face this hurricane.”
In its latest report, the NHC warned that the Cuban provinces of Granma, Santiago de Cuba, Guantanamo, Holguin and Las Tunas, and the southeast and center of the Bahamas were under a hurricane warning.
But it also extended its warning of tropical storm conditions for Jamaica, Haiti, the Cuban province of Camaguey and the Turks and Caicos Islands.
Melissa has been characterized by a particularly slow advance of 6 km/h over Caribbean waters, which represents a greater risk because its heavy rains remain in the region for longer.
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Jamaica is now a “disaster zone.” This was said by Andrew Holness, the Prime Minister of the Caribbean island, after the passage of Hurricane Melissa, currently a Category 3 storm heading towards Cuba.
The powerful hurricane, which made landfall this Tuesday in Jamaica with category 5 and winds reaching speeds of up to 295 km/h, is the strongest that has ever affected the island of 2.8 million inhabitants, and the damage it has left in its wake is still being assessed.
The storm is now heading towards Cuba, and although it has weakened after passing through Jamaica, the US National Hurricane Center (NHC) says the situation remains “extremely dangerous and life-threatening.”
The latest NHC bulletin indicates that the maximum sustained wind speed is 205 km/h and warns of the likelihood of further catastrophic flooding in Jamaica, urging Jamaicans to remain in shelters until the storm has completely passed.
It also urges residents of Cuba, where up to 63 cm of rain is forecast, to seek shelter immediately.
Even before the hurricane made landfall in Jamaica, Melissa’s rains and winds had already claimed 7 lives: 3 in Jamaica, 3 in Haiti, and one in the Dominican Republic.
Image source, EPA
photo caption, The first reports of Melissa’s impact in Jamaica speak of damage in several areas.
The devastation in Jamaica
Preliminary reports of damage in Jamaica speak of damage to at least 6 hospitals, numerous flooded roads and thousands of fallen trees and light poles, but due to communication difficulties and electricity outages, it is expected that the true magnitude of the disaster will not be known for several days.
As it passed northeast across the island, it left great destruction due to its strong winds and rains, which were accompanied by an intense storm surge.
The latest data shows that Melissa is not only the most powerful storm in the world so far this year, but it will be “the storm of the century” for Jamaica, according to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).
Officials say Melissa is the strongest hurricane to hit Jamaica since records began 174 years ago.
The previous record was held by Hurricane Gilbert, which hit the island in 1988 and caused 49 victims.
Tamisha Lee, president of the Jamaica Network of Rural Women Producers (JNRWP), a partner of the humanitarian organization CARE International, said that the fear on the island “is real but our preparation is helping us control it.”
According to Lee, rescue efforts after the storm will be a marathon, not a sprint.
With extensive infrastructure damage expected, leaving roads impassable, Lee says the JNRWP will have difficulty delivering aid to its members. And without electricity, communication will also be a problem, he adds.
“Based on the forecast and what we’ve been experiencing since Sunday night, I predict the damage will be enormous.”
Mike Brennan, director of the NHC, told BBC News that after the storm passes through the island, the environment will be extremely dangerous, with trees and power lines downed and significant structural damage, especially in western Jamaica.
Wildlife also poses a threat. Floods could displace crocodiles from their natural habitats, according to Jamaican health authorities.
“Rising water levels in rivers, ravines and swamps could cause crocodiles to move into residential areas,” the Southeast Regional Health Authority said in a statement.
“Residents living near these areas are therefore advised to remain alert and avoid flooding.”
Image source, Getty Images
photo caption, Flooding is one of the biggest risks facing Jamaica.
Road to Cuba
Melissa left Jamaican territory and is expected to make landfall in Cuba in the early hours of Tuesday to Wednesday.
The digital media CubaDebate warned that although Melissa lost strength when passing through Jamaica, there is a risk that it could strengthen during its passage through the Caribbean and affect Cuba with greater intensity.
The outlet said the country’s Revolutionary Armed Forces (FAR) were focusing their greatest efforts on the city of Santiago de Cuba, where Melissa’s impact is expected to be felt first.
Some 500,000 people were being evacuated before the hurricane hit.
Authorities warn that the system will leave heavy rains, especially in mountainous areas, as well as a significant storm surge on the southeastern coasts of the island.
“Hurricane Melissa must be affecting the national territory and we must already be feeling its main influences, from the afternoon to tonight,” Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel said in the afternoon.
Image source, Getty Images
photo caption, Many residents of southeastern Cuba were moved to shelters.
“It will pass, according to forecasts, in full force through the country tonight and in the early hours of tomorrow, and will be leaving the national territory in the afternoon of tomorrow, Wednesday.”
Díaz-Canel said authorities had prepared for the storm’s imminent arrival, but that those preparations would only work if people followed authorities’ recommendations.
“We ask that once again, taking advantage of the hours we have left for its passage, our entire population be located in safe areas to face this hurricane.”
In its latest report, the NHC warned that the Cuban provinces of Granma, Santiago de Cuba, Guantanamo, Holguin and Las Tunas, and the southeast and center of the Bahamas were under a hurricane warning.
But it also extended its warning of tropical storm conditions for Jamaica, Haiti, the Cuban province of Camaguey and the Turks and Caicos Islands.
Melissa has been characterized by a particularly slow advance of 6 km/h over Caribbean waters, which represents a greater risk because its heavy rains remain in the region for longer.
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photo caption, Thousands of people have been evacuated in Cuba before the arrival of Melissa.Item information
Jamaica is now a “disaster zone.” This was said by Andrew Holness, the Prime Minister of the Caribbean island, after the passage of Hurricane Melissa, currently a Category 3 storm heading towards Cuba.
The powerful hurricane, which made landfall this Tuesday in Jamaica with category 5 and winds reaching speeds of up to 295 km/h, is the strongest that has ever affected the island of 2.8 million inhabitants, and the damage it has left in its wake is still being assessed.
The storm is now heading towards Cuba, and although it has weakened after passing through Jamaica, the US National Hurricane Center (NHC) says the situation remains “extremely dangerous and life-threatening.”
The latest NHC bulletin indicates that the maximum sustained wind speed is 205 km/h and warns of the likelihood of further catastrophic flooding in Jamaica, urging Jamaicans to remain in shelters until the storm has completely passed.
It also urges residents of Cuba, where up to 63 cm of rain is forecast, to seek shelter immediately.
Even before the hurricane made landfall in Jamaica, Melissa’s rains and winds had already claimed 7 lives: 3 in Jamaica, 3 in Haiti, and one in the Dominican Republic.
Image source, EPA
photo caption, The first reports of Melissa’s impact in Jamaica speak of damage in several areas.
The devastation in Jamaica
Preliminary reports of damage in Jamaica speak of damage to at least 6 hospitals, numerous flooded roads and thousands of fallen trees and light poles, but due to communication difficulties and electricity outages, it is expected that the true magnitude of the disaster will not be known for several days.
As it passed northeast across the island, it left great destruction due to its strong winds and rains, which were accompanied by an intense storm surge.
The latest data shows that Melissa is not only the most powerful storm in the world so far this year, but it will be “the storm of the century” for Jamaica, according to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).
Officials say Melissa is the strongest hurricane to hit Jamaica since records began 174 years ago.
The previous record was held by Hurricane Gilbert, which hit the island in 1988 and caused 49 victims.
Tamisha Lee, president of the Jamaica Network of Rural Women Producers (JNRWP), a partner of the humanitarian organization CARE International, said that the fear on the island “is real but our preparation is helping us control it.”
According to Lee, rescue efforts after the storm will be a marathon, not a sprint.
With extensive infrastructure damage expected, leaving roads impassable, Lee says the JNRWP will have difficulty delivering aid to its members. And without electricity, communication will also be a problem, he adds.
“Based on the forecast and what we’ve been experiencing since Sunday night, I predict the damage will be enormous.”
Mike Brennan, director of the NHC, told BBC News that after the storm passes through the island, the environment will be extremely dangerous, with trees and power lines downed and significant structural damage, especially in western Jamaica.
Wildlife also poses a threat. Floods could displace crocodiles from their natural habitats, according to Jamaican health authorities.
“Rising water levels in rivers, ravines and swamps could cause crocodiles to move into residential areas,” the Southeast Regional Health Authority said in a statement.
“Residents living near these areas are therefore advised to remain alert and avoid flooding.”
Image source, Getty Images
photo caption, Flooding is one of the biggest risks facing Jamaica.
Road to Cuba
Melissa left Jamaican territory and is expected to make landfall in Cuba in the early hours of Tuesday to Wednesday.
The digital media CubaDebate warned that although Melissa lost strength when passing through Jamaica, there is a risk that it could strengthen during its passage through the Caribbean and affect Cuba with greater intensity.
The outlet said the country’s Revolutionary Armed Forces (FAR) were focusing their greatest efforts on the city of Santiago de Cuba, where Melissa’s impact is expected to be felt first.
Some 500,000 people were being evacuated before the hurricane hit.
Authorities warn that the system will leave heavy rains, especially in mountainous areas, as well as a significant storm surge on the southeastern coasts of the island.
“Hurricane Melissa must be affecting the national territory and we must already be feeling its main influences, from the afternoon to tonight,” Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel said in the afternoon.
Image source, Getty Images
photo caption, Many residents of southeastern Cuba were moved to shelters.
“It will pass, according to forecasts, in full force through the country tonight and in the early hours of tomorrow, and will be leaving the national territory in the afternoon of tomorrow, Wednesday.”
Díaz-Canel said authorities had prepared for the storm’s imminent arrival, but that those preparations would only work if people followed authorities’ recommendations.
“We ask that once again, taking advantage of the hours we have left for its passage, our entire population be located in safe areas to face this hurricane.”
In its latest report, the NHC warned that the Cuban provinces of Granma, Santiago de Cuba, Guantanamo, Holguin and Las Tunas, and the southeast and center of the Bahamas were under a hurricane warning.
But it also extended its warning of tropical storm conditions for Jamaica, Haiti, the Cuban province of Camaguey and the Turks and Caicos Islands.
Melissa has been characterized by a particularly slow advance of 6 km/h over Caribbean waters, which represents a greater risk because its heavy rains remain in the region for longer.
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Jamaica is now a “disaster zone.” This was said by Andrew Holness, the Prime Minister of the Caribbean island, after the passage of Hurricane Melissa, currently a Category 3 storm heading towards Cuba.
The powerful hurricane, which made landfall this Tuesday in Jamaica with category 5 and winds reaching speeds of up to 295 km/h, is the strongest that has ever affected the island of 2.8 million inhabitants, and the damage it has left in its wake is still being assessed.
The storm is now heading towards Cuba, and although it has weakened after passing through Jamaica, the US National Hurricane Center (NHC) says the situation remains “extremely dangerous and life-threatening.”
The latest NHC bulletin indicates that the maximum sustained wind speed is 205 km/h and warns of the likelihood of further catastrophic flooding in Jamaica, urging Jamaicans to remain in shelters until the storm has completely passed.
It also urges residents of Cuba, where up to 63 cm of rain is forecast, to seek shelter immediately.
Even before the hurricane made landfall in Jamaica, Melissa’s rains and winds had already claimed 7 lives: 3 in Jamaica, 3 in Haiti, and one in the Dominican Republic.
Image source, EPA
photo caption, The first reports of Melissa’s impact in Jamaica speak of damage in several areas.
The devastation in Jamaica
Preliminary reports of damage in Jamaica speak of damage to at least 6 hospitals, numerous flooded roads and thousands of fallen trees and light poles, but due to communication difficulties and electricity outages, it is expected that the true magnitude of the disaster will not be known for several days.
As it passed northeast across the island, it left great destruction due to its strong winds and rains, which were accompanied by an intense storm surge.
The latest data shows that Melissa is not only the most powerful storm in the world so far this year, but it will be “the storm of the century” for Jamaica, according to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).
Officials say Melissa is the strongest hurricane to hit Jamaica since records began 174 years ago.
The previous record was held by Hurricane Gilbert, which hit the island in 1988 and caused 49 victims.
Tamisha Lee, president of the Jamaica Network of Rural Women Producers (JNRWP), a partner of the humanitarian organization CARE International, said that the fear on the island “is real but our preparation is helping us control it.”
According to Lee, rescue efforts after the storm will be a marathon, not a sprint.
With extensive infrastructure damage expected, leaving roads impassable, Lee says the JNRWP will have difficulty delivering aid to its members. And without electricity, communication will also be a problem, he adds.
“Based on the forecast and what we’ve been experiencing since Sunday night, I predict the damage will be enormous.”
Mike Brennan, director of the NHC, told BBC News that after the storm passes through the island, the environment will be extremely dangerous, with trees and power lines downed and significant structural damage, especially in western Jamaica.
Wildlife also poses a threat. Floods could displace crocodiles from their natural habitats, according to Jamaican health authorities.
“Rising water levels in rivers, ravines and swamps could cause crocodiles to move into residential areas,” the Southeast Regional Health Authority said in a statement.
“Residents living near these areas are therefore advised to remain alert and avoid flooding.”
Image source, Getty Images
photo caption, Flooding is one of the biggest risks facing Jamaica.
Road to Cuba
Melissa left Jamaican territory and is expected to make landfall in Cuba in the early hours of Tuesday to Wednesday.
The digital media CubaDebate warned that although Melissa lost strength when passing through Jamaica, there is a risk that it could strengthen during its passage through the Caribbean and affect Cuba with greater intensity.
The outlet said the country’s Revolutionary Armed Forces (FAR) were focusing their greatest efforts on the city of Santiago de Cuba, where Melissa’s impact is expected to be felt first.
Some 500,000 people were being evacuated before the hurricane hit.
Authorities warn that the system will leave heavy rains, especially in mountainous areas, as well as a significant storm surge on the southeastern coasts of the island.
“Hurricane Melissa must be affecting the national territory and we must already be feeling its main influences, from the afternoon to tonight,” Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel said in the afternoon.
Image source, Getty Images
photo caption, Many residents of southeastern Cuba were moved to shelters.
“It will pass, according to forecasts, in full force through the country tonight and in the early hours of tomorrow, and will be leaving the national territory in the afternoon of tomorrow, Wednesday.”
Díaz-Canel said authorities had prepared for the storm’s imminent arrival, but that those preparations would only work if people followed authorities’ recommendations.
“We ask that once again, taking advantage of the hours we have left for its passage, our entire population be located in safe areas to face this hurricane.”
In its latest report, the NHC warned that the Cuban provinces of Granma, Santiago de Cuba, Guantanamo, Holguin and Las Tunas, and the southeast and center of the Bahamas were under a hurricane warning.
But it also extended its warning of tropical storm conditions for Jamaica, Haiti, the Cuban province of Camaguey and the Turks and Caicos Islands.
Melissa has been characterized by a particularly slow advance of 6 km/h over Caribbean waters, which represents a greater risk because its heavy rains remain in the region for longer.
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photo caption, Thousands of people have been evacuated in Cuba before the arrival of Melissa.Item information
Jamaica is now a “disaster zone.” This was said by Andrew Holness, the Prime Minister of the Caribbean island, after the passage of Hurricane Melissa, currently a Category 3 storm heading towards Cuba.
The powerful hurricane, which made landfall this Tuesday in Jamaica with category 5 and winds reaching speeds of up to 295 km/h, is the strongest that has ever affected the island of 2.8 million inhabitants, and the damage it has left in its wake is still being assessed.
The storm is now heading towards Cuba, and although it has weakened after passing through Jamaica, the US National Hurricane Center (NHC) says the situation remains “extremely dangerous and life-threatening.”
The latest NHC bulletin indicates that the maximum sustained wind speed is 205 km/h and warns of the likelihood of further catastrophic flooding in Jamaica, urging Jamaicans to remain in shelters until the storm has completely passed.
It also urges residents of Cuba, where up to 63 cm of rain is forecast, to seek shelter immediately.
Even before the hurricane made landfall in Jamaica, Melissa’s rains and winds had already claimed 7 lives: 3 in Jamaica, 3 in Haiti, and one in the Dominican Republic.
Image source, EPA
photo caption, The first reports of Melissa’s impact in Jamaica speak of damage in several areas.
The devastation in Jamaica
Preliminary reports of damage in Jamaica speak of damage to at least 6 hospitals, numerous flooded roads and thousands of fallen trees and light poles, but due to communication difficulties and electricity outages, it is expected that the true magnitude of the disaster will not be known for several days.
As it passed northeast across the island, it left great destruction due to its strong winds and rains, which were accompanied by an intense storm surge.
The latest data shows that Melissa is not only the most powerful storm in the world so far this year, but it will be “the storm of the century” for Jamaica, according to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).
Officials say Melissa is the strongest hurricane to hit Jamaica since records began 174 years ago.
The previous record was held by Hurricane Gilbert, which hit the island in 1988 and caused 49 victims.
Tamisha Lee, president of the Jamaica Network of Rural Women Producers (JNRWP), a partner of the humanitarian organization CARE International, said that the fear on the island “is real but our preparation is helping us control it.”
According to Lee, rescue efforts after the storm will be a marathon, not a sprint.
With extensive infrastructure damage expected, leaving roads impassable, Lee says the JNRWP will have difficulty delivering aid to its members. And without electricity, communication will also be a problem, he adds.
“Based on the forecast and what we’ve been experiencing since Sunday night, I predict the damage will be enormous.”
Mike Brennan, director of the NHC, told BBC News that after the storm passes through the island, the environment will be extremely dangerous, with trees and power lines downed and significant structural damage, especially in western Jamaica.
Wildlife also poses a threat. Floods could displace crocodiles from their natural habitats, according to Jamaican health authorities.
“Rising water levels in rivers, ravines and swamps could cause crocodiles to move into residential areas,” the Southeast Regional Health Authority said in a statement.
“Residents living near these areas are therefore advised to remain alert and avoid flooding.”
Image source, Getty Images
photo caption, Flooding is one of the biggest risks facing Jamaica.
Road to Cuba
Melissa left Jamaican territory and is expected to make landfall in Cuba in the early hours of Tuesday to Wednesday.
The digital media CubaDebate warned that although Melissa lost strength when passing through Jamaica, there is a risk that it could strengthen during its passage through the Caribbean and affect Cuba with greater intensity.
The outlet said the country’s Revolutionary Armed Forces (FAR) were focusing their greatest efforts on the city of Santiago de Cuba, where Melissa’s impact is expected to be felt first.
Some 500,000 people were being evacuated before the hurricane hit.
Authorities warn that the system will leave heavy rains, especially in mountainous areas, as well as a significant storm surge on the southeastern coasts of the island.
“Hurricane Melissa must be affecting the national territory and we must already be feeling its main influences, from the afternoon to tonight,” Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel said in the afternoon.
Image source, Getty Images
photo caption, Many residents of southeastern Cuba were moved to shelters.
“It will pass, according to forecasts, in full force through the country tonight and in the early hours of tomorrow, and will be leaving the national territory in the afternoon of tomorrow, Wednesday.”
Díaz-Canel said authorities had prepared for the storm’s imminent arrival, but that those preparations would only work if people followed authorities’ recommendations.
“We ask that once again, taking advantage of the hours we have left for its passage, our entire population be located in safe areas to face this hurricane.”
In its latest report, the NHC warned that the Cuban provinces of Granma, Santiago de Cuba, Guantanamo, Holguin and Las Tunas, and the southeast and center of the Bahamas were under a hurricane warning.
But it also extended its warning of tropical storm conditions for Jamaica, Haiti, the Cuban province of Camaguey and the Turks and Caicos Islands.
Melissa has been characterized by a particularly slow advance of 6 km/h over Caribbean waters, which represents a greater risk because its heavy rains remain in the region for longer.
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photo caption, Thousands of people have been evacuated in Cuba before the arrival of Melissa.Item information
Jamaica is now a “disaster zone.” This was said by Andrew Holness, the Prime Minister of the Caribbean island, after the passage of Hurricane Melissa, currently a Category 3 storm heading towards Cuba.
The powerful hurricane, which made landfall this Tuesday in Jamaica with category 5 and winds reaching speeds of up to 295 km/h, is the strongest that has ever affected the island of 2.8 million inhabitants, and the damage it has left in its wake is still being assessed.
The storm is now heading towards Cuba, and although it has weakened after passing through Jamaica, the US National Hurricane Center (NHC) says the situation remains “extremely dangerous and life-threatening.”
The latest NHC bulletin indicates that the maximum sustained wind speed is 205 km/h and warns of the likelihood of further catastrophic flooding in Jamaica, urging Jamaicans to remain in shelters until the storm has completely passed.
It also urges residents of Cuba, where up to 63 cm of rain is forecast, to seek shelter immediately.
Even before the hurricane made landfall in Jamaica, Melissa’s rains and winds had already claimed 7 lives: 3 in Jamaica, 3 in Haiti, and one in the Dominican Republic.
Image source, EPA
photo caption, The first reports of Melissa’s impact in Jamaica speak of damage in several areas.
The devastation in Jamaica
Preliminary reports of damage in Jamaica speak of damage to at least 6 hospitals, numerous flooded roads and thousands of fallen trees and light poles, but due to communication difficulties and electricity outages, it is expected that the true magnitude of the disaster will not be known for several days.
As it passed northeast across the island, it left great destruction due to its strong winds and rains, which were accompanied by an intense storm surge.
The latest data shows that Melissa is not only the most powerful storm in the world so far this year, but it will be “the storm of the century” for Jamaica, according to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).
Officials say Melissa is the strongest hurricane to hit Jamaica since records began 174 years ago.
The previous record was held by Hurricane Gilbert, which hit the island in 1988 and caused 49 victims.
Tamisha Lee, president of the Jamaica Network of Rural Women Producers (JNRWP), a partner of the humanitarian organization CARE International, said that the fear on the island “is real but our preparation is helping us control it.”
According to Lee, rescue efforts after the storm will be a marathon, not a sprint.
With extensive infrastructure damage expected, leaving roads impassable, Lee says the JNRWP will have difficulty delivering aid to its members. And without electricity, communication will also be a problem, he adds.
“Based on the forecast and what we’ve been experiencing since Sunday night, I predict the damage will be enormous.”
Mike Brennan, director of the NHC, told BBC News that after the storm passes through the island, the environment will be extremely dangerous, with trees and power lines downed and significant structural damage, especially in western Jamaica.
Wildlife also poses a threat. Floods could displace crocodiles from their natural habitats, according to Jamaican health authorities.
“Rising water levels in rivers, ravines and swamps could cause crocodiles to move into residential areas,” the Southeast Regional Health Authority said in a statement.
“Residents living near these areas are therefore advised to remain alert and avoid flooding.”
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photo caption, Flooding is one of the biggest risks facing Jamaica.
Road to Cuba
Melissa left Jamaican territory and is expected to make landfall in Cuba in the early hours of Tuesday to Wednesday.
The digital media CubaDebate warned that although Melissa lost strength when passing through Jamaica, there is a risk that it could strengthen during its passage through the Caribbean and affect Cuba with greater intensity.
The outlet said the country’s Revolutionary Armed Forces (FAR) were focusing their greatest efforts on the city of Santiago de Cuba, where Melissa’s impact is expected to be felt first.
Some 500,000 people were being evacuated before the hurricane hit.
Authorities warn that the system will leave heavy rains, especially in mountainous areas, as well as a significant storm surge on the southeastern coasts of the island.
“Hurricane Melissa must be affecting the national territory and we must already be feeling its main influences, from the afternoon to tonight,” Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel said in the afternoon.
Image source, Getty Images
photo caption, Many residents of southeastern Cuba were moved to shelters.
“It will pass, according to forecasts, in full force through the country tonight and in the early hours of tomorrow, and will be leaving the national territory in the afternoon of tomorrow, Wednesday.”
Díaz-Canel said authorities had prepared for the storm’s imminent arrival, but that those preparations would only work if people followed authorities’ recommendations.
“We ask that once again, taking advantage of the hours we have left for its passage, our entire population be located in safe areas to face this hurricane.”
In its latest report, the NHC warned that the Cuban provinces of Granma, Santiago de Cuba, Guantanamo, Holguin and Las Tunas, and the southeast and center of the Bahamas were under a hurricane warning.
But it also extended its warning of tropical storm conditions for Jamaica, Haiti, the Cuban province of Camaguey and the Turks and Caicos Islands.
Melissa has been characterized by a particularly slow advance of 6 km/h over Caribbean waters, which represents a greater risk because its heavy rains remain in the region for longer.
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