Jamaica Announces Deadly Bacterial Outbreak After Hurricane Melissa

Six people have died of leptospirosis, a rare bacterial illness often found in contaminated water. The storm increased the risk of contracting the disease, officials said.

Jamaica reports deadly leptospirosis outbreak after Hurricane Melissa

Jamaica has declared an outbreak of the bacterial disease leptospirosis, suspected of causing six deaths, following the ...
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Hurricane Melissa Relief in Jamaica coming from near and far

The roots of relief from Charlotte to Jamaica and in between are making an impact. All this as the island nation works to recover from Category 5 Hurricane Melissa.

Atlantic season to end with no US hurricane landfalls, but one record-shattering Caribbean storm

The 2025 Atlantic hurricane season brought 13 named storms and five hurricanes, including Hurricane Melissa, which devastated ...

Death toll from Hurricane Melissa rises to 45 in Jamaica, with 15 others still missing

Jamaica’s government says that the number of confirmed deaths from Hurricane Melissa has risen to 45, with 15 other people ...
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Gainesville woman speaks about daughter after Hurricane Melissa destroys her home in Jamaica

Willi Be Wright is a Jamaican native who currently lives in Hawthorne and works in Gainesville. Her daughter, however, still ...

Why this ‘weird’ U.S. hurricane season is still a troubling one

Although no hurricanes made landfall this year, three catapulted to Category 5 intensity — the second-highest number of such ...
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Satellite captures destructive power of Hurricane Melissa | Space photo of the day for Nov. 17, 2025

Recently, Hurricane Melissa roared ashore in Jamaica, leaving behind a trail of destruction that is still being tallied. The ...