By GABRIELA AOUN ANGUEIRA

Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica on Tuesday as a devastating Category 5 storm, tied for the strongest landfalling Atlantic hurricane in history. The deadly storm has also caused devastation in Cuba, Haiti and the Dominican Republic.

Cooks prepare meals at a shelter set up in a school ahead of Hurricane Melissa’s forecast arrival in Old Harbour, Jamaica, Monday, Oct. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

People walk along a road during the passing of Hurricane Melissa in Rocky Point, Jamaica, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Residents inspect a house destroyed by Hurricane Melissa in a neighborhood of Santiago de Cuba on October 29, 2025. A powerful Hurricane Melissa made landfall in eastern Cuba on Wednesday, causing damage and

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