Bahamas After Jamaica: Hurricane "Melissa" reaches Cuba
After passing through Jamaica, the dangerous hurricane "Melissa" has reached Cuba. The hurricane weakened slightly shortly before its arrival in the socialist Caribbean state and made landfall in the southeast of the island near the town of Chivirico on Wednesday night (local time) as a force 3 of 5 hurricane. According to the US hurricane center in Miami, it reached sustained wind speeds of up to 195 kilometers per hour.
29.10.2025, 08:37
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More than 735,000 people were brought to safety, as President Miguel Díaz-Canel wrote on Platform X on Tuesday evening (local time). Cuba has just under ten million inhabitants. According to the hurricane center, "life-threatening and potentially catastrophic flash floods with numerous landslides" are to be expected. After Cuba, "Melissa" is expected to reach the Bahamas on Wednesday afternoon.
Hurricane warning issued for five provinces
"It will be a very difficult night for all of Cuba, but we will recover," said the head of state ahead of the hurricane's arrival. The hurricane warning applied to the Cuban provinces of Granma, Santiago de Cuba, Guantánamo, Holguín and Las Tunas, as well as the southeast and the center of the Bahamas archipelago.
Even though the storm has now left Jamaica, the danger there has not yet passed, according to the local authorities. Melissa" caused considerable damage there. No casualty figures were initially available. The storm damaged houses and roads, flooded entire areas and cut off the power supply to more than 530,000 households. In view of the severe damage, the government declared the Caribbean island a disaster area.
