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A man holds the gate of a damaged house after the passage of Hurricane Melissa in Boca de Dos Rios village, Santiago de Cuba province, Cuba on October 30, 2025. (Yamil Lage/AFP)
October 31, 2025, 8:20 am
Hurricane Melissa leaves nearly 50 dead after thrashing Caribbean
Storm flattens homes and businesses, forces hundreds of thousands to evacuate; US sends disaster relief, search and rescue teams to aid hard-hit areas
By AFP
A screen grab from an aerial video shows damaged buildings and structures in St. Elizabeth Parish, Jamaica, on October 29, 2025, after Hurricane Melissa tore through the island. (AFP VIDEOGRAPHICS / AFP)
October 30, 2025, 2:57 pm
Haiti, Jamaica, Cuba dig out of widespread destruction after deadly Hurricane Melissa
Caribbean residents face destroyed homes, power outages; at least 25 killed in Haiti, 18 missing; hurricane warning remains in effect in Bermuda
By ARIEL FERNÁNDEZ, ANDREA RODRIGUEZ and JOHN MYERS JR.
A man walks in Kingston, Jamaica, as Hurricane Melissa approaches, Oct. 28, 2025. (AP/Matias Delacroix)
October 28, 2025, 4:21 pm
Hurricane Melissa set to pummel Jamaica as its strongest storm on record
Government warns of catastrophic damage likely to be caused by Category 5 storm, expected to slash through island before heading toward Cuba; 7 deaths already reported
By JOHN MYERS JR. and DANICA COTO
Illustrative: Members of the Florida Army National Guard check for any remaining residents in nearly deserted Bradenton Beach, where piles of debris from Hurricane Helene flooding still sits outside damaged homes ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Milton, October 8, 2024, on Anna Maria Island, Florida. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
October 9, 2024, 4:45 pm
As Florida braces for Hurricane Milton, rabbi defies evacuation order so he can help
Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz of Fort Myers plans to host Yom Kippur services as local Jewish leaders try to negotiate the holiday amid the storm’s dangers
By Jackie Hajdenberg
Members of the Tampa Fire Rescue Department remove a street pole after large awnings from an apartment building blew off from winds associated with Hurricane Idalia, Aug. 30, 2023, in Tampa, Florida. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
August 30, 2023, 7:33 pm
Hurricane Idalia races onto land, pummeling Gulf Coast and submerging homes
Category 3 storm unleashes devastation on parts of Florida and Georgia, sending metal flying, snapping trees, downing power lines, blowing up propane tanks and closing highways
By daniel kozin
This August 29, 2023, 1:31 p.m. EDT satellite image provided by the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows Hurricane Idalia, center, approaching Florida's Gulf Coast, and Hurricane Franklin, right, as it moves along the East Coast of the United States, southwest of Bermuda. (NOAA via AP)
August 30, 2023, 2:55 pm
‘One word: Leave’ as Hurricane Idalia set to hit Florida with ‘catastrophic’ effect
Having pummeled Cuba and Mexico, Category 4 storm projected to be the first major hurricane on record to pass through bay abutting US state’s Big Bend area
By daniel kozin
Members of the Tampa, Florida, Parks and Recreation Deptment, help residents load sandbags in Tampa, Flordai, August 28, 2023. (Chris O'Meara/AP)
August 29, 2023, 8:06 am
Florida battens down as Tropical Storm Idalia looms with hurricane-force winds
Residents urged to wrap up preparations with landfall expected in coming days; evacuation order issued for 21 counties; Biden approves emergency declaration for state
By LAURA BARGFELD
A vehicle drives through a flooded freeway entrance in Palmdale, Calif. as a tropical storm moves into the area on Sunday, Aug. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)
August 21, 2023, 3:04 am
Deluge from Tropical Storm Hilary hits California after landfall along Mexico coast
Forecasters say it’s first tropical storm to hit Southern California in 84 years, bringing potential for flash floods, mudslides, isolated tornadoes, high winds and power outages
By DAMIAN DOVARGANES and JORDI LEBRIJA
This satellite image taken at 15:30 UTC and provided by NOAA shows Hurricane Roslyn approaching the Pacific coast of Mexico, October 22, 2022. (NOAA via AP)
October 23, 2022, 1:54 pm
‘Life-threatening’ storm surge forecast as Hurricane Roslyn sweeps towards Mexico
US National Hurricane Center says Category 4 gale has become ‘extremely dangerous’ with maximum sustained winds of 130 mph
By AP
A stoplight pole at Livingston Street, blown down by Hurricane Ian winds, rests on Orange Avenue in Downtown Orlando, Florida, September 29, 2022. (Willie J. Allen Jr./Orlando Sentinel via AP)
September 29, 2022, 8:51 pm
Hurricane Ian leaves millions without power, many trapped in storm-struck Florida
Unknown number of people trapped on Sanibel Island after chunk of access route falls into sea, as winds of 241 kph batter coast; governor: unconfirmed estimate of hundreds dead
By Curt Anderson
Illustrative: This satellite image provided by NASA on September 26, 2022, shows Hurricane Ian pictured from the International Space Station just south of Cuba gaining strength and heading toward Florida. (NASA via AP)
September 28, 2022, 3:53 pm
Nearing Florida, Hurricane Ian just shy of a Category 5
Governor of US state warns of ‘rough stretch’ ahead as massive storm rapidly intensifies off coast, with winds jumping to 155 mph
By Curt Anderson
A classic American car drives past utility poles tilted by Hurricane Ian in Pinar del Rio, Cuba, Sept. 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
September 28, 2022, 8:00 am
Hurricane Ian wipes out power in Cuba, takes aim at Florida
No immediate reports of deaths after island takes ‘catastrophic’ battering; US authorities urges residents to obey evacuation orders as weather system expected to gain strength
By Rigoberto DIAZ
Storm clouds are seen as Hurricane Ian approaches in St. Petersburg, Florida, on September 26, 2022. (Ricardo Arduengo/AFP)
September 27, 2022, 4:42 pm
Hurricane Ian hits Cuba, heads for Florida as Category 3 storm
Storm prompts mass evacuations and fears of widespread destruction along its path
By Leticia PINEDA
Crawler Transporter-2 outside the gates at Launch Pad 39B as teams configure systems for rolling NASA's moon rocket back to the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on September 24, 2022. (Joel Kowsky/NASA via AP)
September 27, 2022, 12:09 am
NASA calls off 3rd attempt to launch moon rocket due to hurricane
Spacecraft to be returned to Kennedy Space Center hangar and may not launch until November
By Marcia Dunn
US residents drive north (L) on Interstate Highway 55 near Magnolia, Mississippi, as they evacuate away from New Orleans on August 28, 2021, before the arrival of Hurricane Ida. (Photo by Patrick T. FALLON / AFP)
August 29, 2021, 11:41 am
Evacuations, fear as ‘extremely dangerous’ Hurricane Ida grows to Category 4
Storm expected to make US landfall Sunday afternoon, battering New Orleans on 16th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina; ‘Extended power loss is almost certain,’ says city official
By Daxia Rojas
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