Hurricane Katrina Effects

Jamaica, Hurricane Melissa and Cuba

Video Shows Hurricane Melissa Powerful Impact on Jamaica Before Slamming Cuba With Torrential Rain

The most powerful Atlantic hurricane of 2025 has made landfall in Cuba, after the Category 5 tore a destructive path through Jamaica the say before.

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Hurricane Melissa moves past Cuba after hitting Jamaica; death toll climbs in Haiti

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Hurricane Melissa Turns Toward Jamaica, Bringing 175 M.P.H. Winds and Catastrophic Rains

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Hurricane death toll rises as Jamaica aid effort struggles

At least 19 people have died in Jamaica as a result of Hurricane Melissa, Information Minister Dana Morris Dixon has said, as search and rescue efforts continue and authorities try to get aid to hard-...

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‘A part of our family’: N.L. farm fundraises for Jamaicans in wake of Hurricane Melissa

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28 Floridians rescued from Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa’s devastation

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First flight of Brits from storm-shattered Jamaica is set to take off as residents say 'we have no food' after Hurricane Melissa

With shops destroyed and roads blocked, desperate residents say they've been left for days without food or clean water - complaining that the government aid is yet to reach them.

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Taunton teenager stranded in Jamaica following 'horrific' Hurricane Melissa

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Hurricane Melissa dissipates, leaving at least 50 dead

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Hurricane Katrina 20 years later and its far-reaching effects in Southern Nevada

(KTNV) — It has been exactly two decades since Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast region, bringing historic devastation that still impacts lives across the United States, including here in Southern Nevada. Channel 13 Special: Hurricane Katrina 20 ...

What Is Hurricane Storm Surge, and Why Can It Be So Catastrophic?

Of all the hazards that hurricanes bring, storm surge is the greatest threat to life and property along the coast. It can sweep homes off their foundations, flood riverside communities miles inland, and break up dunes and levees that normally protect coastal areas against storms.

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The chaos before the storms. In year of cuts to hurricane forecasting and recovery, Florida has been lucky | Opinion

We've been lucky in Florida. With dramatic cuts to hurricane planning and response, we could've had a perfect storm of disaster

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Hurricane 'Melissa' intensifies to Category 5, breaks Katrina's record

Hurricane Melissa, currently the most potent storm globally in 2025, has been reported by CNN meteorologists and correspondents.

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20 Years Later: Remembering Hurricane Katrina’s Unprecedented Impact

This month marks 20 years since Hurricane Katrina carved its name into the history books as one of the deadliest and most devastating natural disasters in American history. 20 Years Later: Remembering Katrina’s Unprecedented Impact On Aug. 23, 2005, what ...

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Cat 5 Hurricane Melissa just hours from slamming Jamaica. And it may grow stronger

The National Hurricane Center pleaded with Jamaicans to "remain sheltered!" as the already-deadly storm churned just offshore. One measure of Melissa's frightening potential for destruction: It already ranked as the 7th strongest Atlantic hurricane on record, beating out Katrina. And forecasters said it could still get stronger.

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General Tasked with Saving People During Katrina Remembers Painful Lessons from Hurricane’s Aftermath

"I wasn't going to sit in Baton Rouge in an air conditioned building — I needed to be forward if I was going to make a difference," Russel Honoré tells PEOPLE Kevork Djansezian/AP Lt. Gen. Russel Honoré, who has since retired, led the joint task force ...

Toll Rises as Hurricane Melissa Begins Passing Through the Bahamas

The storm killed about 20 people in Haiti and flooded more than 160 homes. Five bodies were found in Jamaica, and one person died in the Dominican Republic. The U.S. State Department has asked the military to assist with disaster relief efforts.