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Wrath of Melissa

Published:Wednesday | October 29, 2025 | 12:11 AM
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A downed power pole in the vicinity of the Bustamante Hospital for Children on Arthur Wint Drive in St Andrew yesterday.
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A downed power pole in the vicinity of the Bustamante Hospital for Children on Arthur Wint Drive in St Andrew yesterday.
Howard Henry records the weather conditions on his cellphone by the shoreline in Seven Miles, Bull Bay
Gladstone Taylor
Howard Henry records the weather conditions on his cellphone by the shoreline in Seven Miles, Bull Bay
One of three homes that suffered major structural damage from the capsizing of a tree on Walker’s Avenue in Portmore, St Catherine. One person was reportedly injured in the incident that occurred during the passage of Hurricane Melissa.
Matthew McKoy/Photographer
One of three homes that suffered major structural damage from the capsizing of a tree on Walker’s Avenue in Portmore, St Catherine. One person was reportedly injured in the incident that occurred during the passage of Hurricane Melissa.
Pernel Wright, a resident of Walker’s Avenue in Gregory Park, St Catherine shows the extent of damage done to his house by a downed tree.
Antoine Lodge/Photographer
Pernel Wright, a resident of Walker’s Avenue in Gregory Park, St Catherine shows the extent of damage done to his house by a downed tree.
Pernel Wright, a resident of Walker’s Avenue in Gregory Park, St Catherine, shows the extent of damage done to his house by a downed tree.
Antoine Lodge/Photographer
Pernel Wright, a resident of Walker’s Avenue in Gregory Park, St Catherine, shows the extent of damage done to his house by a downed tree.
A downed tree on Church Street in downtown Kingston yesterday.
Rudolph Brown/Photographer
A downed tree on Church Street in downtown Kingston yesterday.
A section of the roof at the Savanna-la-Mar Hospital being blown off on Tuesday.
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A section of the roof at the Savanna-la-Mar Hospital being blown off on Tuesday.
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Hurricane Melissa has departed Jamaica and left in her wake scenes of devastation and anguish. While the true scale of the destruction will be revealed in the coming days, images from across the island are already making clear the impact of the category 5 storm.