Downed tree branches block a road as Hurricane Melissa approaches, in Gordon Town, Jamaica, on Oct. 28, 2025. Gilbert Bellamy/ReutersPORT-AU-PRINCE/KINGSTON/HAVANA—Hurricane Melissa’s confirmed death toll climbed to 44 on Thursday, according to official reports, after wreaking destruction across much of the northern Caribbean and picking up speed as it headed toward Bermuda.Jamaica’s information minister told Reuters at least 19 deaths had been confirmed, but authorities were continuing search and rescue efforts. The storm left hundreds of thousands without power, ripped roofs of buildings and scattered fields with rubble.
Hurricane Melissas Death Toll Climbs to 44, Storm Churns North
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