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- Fast Facts: Hurricane Melissa<\/a><\/li>\n
- What’s the latest update on Hurricane Melissa?<\/a><\/li>\n
- How did Hurricane Melissa affect the Caribbean?<\/a><\/li>\n
- How is World Vision helping communities in Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa?<\/a><\/li>\n
- What’s World Vision doing to support Haiti and the Dominican Republic?<\/a><\/li>\n
- What challenges do children face after Hurricane Melissa?<\/a><\/li>\n
- How can I help people affected by Hurricane Melissa and other disasters?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Fast Facts: Hurricane Melissa<\/h2>\n
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- Formed on October 21, 2025<\/a>, as the 13th named storm of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season.<\/li>\n
- Rapidly intensified into a Category 5<\/a> hurricane on October 27, 2025.<\/li>\n
- Reached maximum sustained winds at<\/a> 185<\/a> mph<\/a>, with higher gusts, according to NOAA<\/a>.<\/li>\n
- Made landfall in Jamaica<\/a> on October 28, 2025, causing catastrophic winds, torrential rains, and flooding.<\/li>\n
- The storm affected millions across the Caribbean<\/a>, including Cuba, Haiti, and the Dominican Republic.<\/li>\n
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At least 76 people confirmed died across the region: Haiti (43 deaths, including 10 children), Jamaica (32 deaths), and the Dominican Republic (1 death). Many others are missing.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n- Affected an estimated 700,000 children<\/a> across the Caribbean.<\/li>\n
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World Vision and partners are supporting impacted communities with emergency relief and recovery in Jamaica, Haiti, and the Dominican Republic.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nBACK TO QUESTIONS<\/a><\/p>\n
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What’s the latest update on Hurricane Melissa?<\/h2>\n
Hurricane Melissa<\/a> struck the Caribbean as one of the strongest Atlantic storms on record. On November 3, 2025, the National Hurricane Center stopped tracking the storm<\/a>, confirming that it had transitioned into a post-tropical cyclone<\/a> and dissipated over the North Atlantic.<\/p>\n
Efforts are now focused on search, rescue, and recovery in the impacted regions, including Jamaica, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, and Cuba.<\/p>\n
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Trumpet Call Ministries International in Montego Bay, Jamaica, suffered structural damage after Hurricane Melissa in late October 2025. (© 2025 photo courtesy of Send Relief)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n How did Hurricane Melissa affect the Caribbean?<\/h2>\n
Hurricane Melissa brought catastrophic destruction to the Caribbean<\/a>, leaving millions displaced and communities isolated. Across the region, homes, schools, roads, and infrastructure were severely damaged, and access to clean water and food has become a critical concern.<\/p>\n
Country-specific impacts:<\/p>\n
Jamaica: <\/b>Nearly half a million people remain without power in western parishes. Buildings, homes, schools, and roads are severely damaged, and communities remain cut off. The storm claimed at least 32 lives.<\/p>\n
Haiti: <\/b>At least 43 people, including 10 children, have died, and others are missing. Thousands of homes were flooded or destroyed. Over 1,700 people remain in emergency shelters. Flooding and landslides threaten food systems and public health in an already vulnerable country.<\/p>\n
Dominican Republic: <\/b>Heavy rains, flooding, and landslides have damaged homes and roads, displacing hundreds of people and creating urgent needs for safe drinking water and sanitation. Authorities reported one fatality.<\/p>\n
Cuba: <\/b>Hundreds of thousands were evacuated from eastern provinces ahead of the storm. Many people are returning, but power outages, blocked roads, and downed power lines and transformers continue.<\/p>\n
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Before the storm, Owen worked as a tiler. “We didn’t know we’d lose our homes,” he says. During the storm, he took shelter with his cousins in Cambridge, Jamaica, one of the hardest-hit communities. “We were scared.” The storm took nearly everything. On November 4, 2025, Owen surveyed the ruins of his home. “A lot of people lost their lives and have nothing ahead. So, we must have faith in God to be strong.” (© 2025 World Vision\/photo by Amy Van Drunen)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n Crystal, 35, leans against the doorway that once opened to her home in Jamaica. The walls are cracked, and the roof is gone — nothing remains intact. “We couldn’t save anything, not even a pen,” Crystal says. “We ran for shelter as the house began to break. Thank you, Jesus, we’re alive. We’re traumatized.” (© 2025 World Vision\/photo by Amy Van Drunen)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n Phillip Kerr, 80, takes a moment to rest, sitting on a pile of rubble where his home once stood in Chester Castle, Jamaica. “I have no house,” he says. “Trees falling and couldn’t open the door. It was dangerous. Appliances, TV, bed — flying. My bed is now outside. Food is our immediate need.” Despite losing nearly everything to Hurricane Melissa, Phillip’s faith remains unshaken: “Thank God I’m still alive — I still have life.” (© 2025 World Vision\/photo by Amy VanDrunen)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n How is World Vision helping communities in Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa?<\/h2>\n
While World Vision doesn’t have ongoing operations in Jamaica, we are responding through church partnerships and early recovery programs in the hardest-hit western parishes.<\/p>\n
Cut-off communities and downed communication lines have made it hard to reach families who need help most, says Mike Bassett, World Vision’s national director of domestic humanitarian and emergency affairs. “We’re working with partners to deliver supplies and reach families in the hardest-hit areas.”<\/p>\n
Bassett, who traveled to the town of Santa Cruz in St. Elizabeth, Jamaica, shared with the Associated Press<\/a>: “People are in shock and they’re waiting on relief. … The biggest needs are clean water, tarps for roof damage, canned proteins, hygiene, and cleaning supplies.”<\/p>\n
Immediate efforts will focus on delivering essential items, including food, clean water, shelter kits, and other necessities.<\/p>\n
- Rapidly intensified into a Category 5<\/a> hurricane on October 27, 2025.<\/li>\n
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