Hurricane Melissa batters the Caribbean - PHOTOS -VIDEO
Hurricane Melissa strengthened into a Category 4 storm, unleashing torrential rain and threatening to cause catastrophic flooding across the northern Caribbean, including Haiti and Jamaica, according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center.
News.Az, citing AP, presents the photos showing residents struggling to cope with the storm’s powerful impact.
A couple rides under plastic on a donkey-pulled cart in the rain before the arrival of Hurricane Melissa in Canizo, a vilage in Santiago de Cuba, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Ramón Espinosa)
A couple jokes around on the coast in Kingston, Jamaica, as Hurricane Melissa approaches, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
A woman carrying a mattress in the rain evacuates before the arrival of Hurricane Melissa in Cañizo, a community in Santiago de Cuba, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Ramón Espinosa)
A man walks in the rain before the arrival of Hurricane Melissa in Canizo, a village in Santiago de Cuba, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Ramón Espinosa)
People abandon a car on an impassable street flooded by rains caused by Tropical Storm Melissa in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Friday, Oct. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Ricardo Hernandez)
A man rides a bicycle ahead of the forecast arrival of Hurricane Melissa in Kingston, Jamaica, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
People wade through a street flooded by rains caused by Tropical Storm Melissa in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Friday, Oct. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Ricardo Hernandez)
A man wades through a flooded street ahead of the forecasted arrival of Hurricane Melissa in Old Harbour, Jamaica, Monday, Oct. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
Men remove a loose section of roof in Kingston, Jamaica, as Hurricane Melissa approaches, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
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