In the ruins of Black River, which the Jamaican government has described as Hurricane Melissa's "ground zero," people are scrambling for relief. "People are hungry," said Monique Powell as she stood ...

When the winds died down and neighbors stepped outside to clear rubble and check on each other, the true recovery began. For small island states that face catastrophic hurricanes, the passage of ...

ADDED IT’S NOT A SURE THING. THE CLEANUP AND RECOVERY ARE JUST STARTING IN THE CARIBBEAN AFTER HURRICANE MELISSA PLOWED THROUGH JAMAICA, CUBA AND HAITI. EXPERTS CALLING IT ONE OF THE STRONGEST ...

As powerful images show the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa in Jamaica, people on Long Island are jumping into action to get aid flowing. It was the most powerful hurricane to lash the ...

Hurricane Melissa was down to a Category 3 storm as it exited Jamaica’s northern coast and headed toward Cuba. NHC Category 5 Hurricane Melissa made landfall on Jamaica Tuesday morning as the most ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Hurricane Melissa was set to pummel Jamaica on Tuesday as a catastrophic Category 5 storm, the strongest to lash the island since recordkeeping began 174 years ago. The storm ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Hurricane Melissa intensified into a Category 5 storm Monday as it drew closer to Jamaica, where forecasters expected it to unleash catastrophic flooding, landslides and ...