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At Least 25 Killed as Hurricane Melissa Barrels Through Caribbean

Authorities issued hurricane warnings for Bermuda and the Bahamas.
At Least 25 Killed as Hurricane Melissa Barrels Through Caribbean
A man takes pictures of fallen electrical posts on the street in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa in Santiago, Cuba, on Oct. 29, 2025. Alexandre Meneghini/Reuters
T.J. Muscaro
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At least 25 were killed after Hurricane Melissa unleashed devastation in Jamaica and drenched Haiti, and an estimated 735,000 Cubans remained in shelters while the powerful hurricane completed its crossing of eastern Cuba and began accelerating towards the Bahamas on Oct. 29.

The storm reentered the Caribbean Sea as a Category 2 with sustained winds of 100 mph by 11 a.m. ET.

T.J. Muscaro
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T.J. Muscaro is an award-winning reporter and NASA Correspondent for The Epoch Times, covering the Artemis program, Space Force, and other public and private ambitions within the growing space industry. Based in Tampa, Florida, he also covers stories of extreme weather and disaster relief, as well as various matters of national and international politics.