Haiti, Hurricane Melissa
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Leaders of the nonprofits Mission Haiti and Haiti Alive know what it's like to live through an intense storm like Hurricane Melissa, and are assessing the damage and working to help the people of Haiti recover.
A vendor sells sugarcane next to the entrance of the Doctors Without Borders (MSF) clinic in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025, after the organization announced the facility’s closure due to ongoing violence. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph) PORT ...
Hurricane Melissa is set to pummel Jamaica as a catastrophic Category 5 storm, the strongest to lash the island since record-keeping began 174 years ago.
Melissa is undergoing extreme rapid intensification and is a Category 4 hurricane with 140 mph winds Sunday morning. The US National Hurricane Center expects it to strengthen into a rare Category 5 hurricane tonight.