Caribbean along the Path of Hurricane Melissa

1. Caribbean along the Path of Hurricane Melissa

2. Camilla Powell 27, and daughter Destiny Ellington, 5, stand outside of their home after Hurricane Melissa made landfall, in Alligator Pond, Jamaica, October 29. REUTERS/Octavio Jones Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab

3. Drone view of flooding after Hurricane Melissa made landfall in St Elizabeth, Jamaica, October 29. REUTERS/Maria Alejandra Cardona Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab

4. Daniel Bellet dribbles a soccer ball, after Hurricane Melissa made landfall, in Goshen in St. Elizabeth Parish, Jamaica, October 29. REUTERS/Octavio Jones Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab

5. A woman stands outside her home after heavy rains from the outer bands of Hurricane Melissa flooded parts of Les Cayes, Haiti, October 29. REUTERS/Patrice Noel Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab

6. A woman looks out from inside a house after Hurricane Melissa made landfall, in Alligator Pond, Jamaica, October 29. REUTERS/Octavio Jones Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab

7. People pass by debris from a wall in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, in Santiago, Cuba, October 29. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab

8. People sit on the roof of a vehicle riding on a flooded road, after Hurricane Melissa made landfall, in Prospect, Manchester, Jamaica, October 29. REUTERS/Octavio Jones Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab

9. Cows graze on grass, after Hurricane Melissa made landfall, in Goshen in St. Elizabeth Parish, Jamaica, October 29. REUTERS/Octavio Jones Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab

10. Residents stand in a flooded street, in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, in Santiago, Cuba, October 29. REUTERS/Norlys Perez Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab

11. Drone view of a building with a ripped-out roof after Hurricane Melissa made landfall in St Elizabeth, Jamaica, October 29. REUTERS/Maria Alejandra Cardona Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab

12. Floodwaters cover the area near houses, after Hurricane Melissa made landfall, in Goshen in St. Elizabeth Parish, Jamaica, October 29. REUTERS/Octavio Jones Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab

13. Deborah Fearon looks at her restaurant as she cleans up debris, after Hurricane Melissa made landfall, in Goshen in St. Elizabeth Parish, Jamaica, October 29. REUTERS/Octavio Jones Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab

14. A man takes pictures of fallen electrical posts on the street in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa in Santiago, Cuba, October 29. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab

15. Drone view of damaged structures and boats after Hurricane Melissa made landfall, in Alligator Pond, Jamaica, October 29. REUTERS/Maria Alejandra Cardona Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab

16. A woman smiles while peeking out of her makeshift home during heavy rains brought by the outer bands of Hurricane Melissa, at a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints shelter, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, October 29. REUTERS/Claudia Daut Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab

17. A woman holds her belongings after heavy rains from the outer bands of Hurricane Melissa flooded parts of Les Cayes, Haiti, October 29. REUTERS/Patrice Noel Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab

18. People take their belongings to shelters ahead of Hurricane Melissa's landfall in Caleta Blanca, Cuba, October 28. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab

19. A man uses a chainsaw to clear fallen branches, after Hurricane Melissa made landfall, in Spur Tree, Manchester, Jamaica, October 29. REUTERS/Octavio Jones Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab

20. Chickens are kept safe in a room from Hurricane Melissa as the storm churns towards Cuba, in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, October 28. REUTERS/Norlys Perez Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab

21. A man crosses the street while using a plastic sheet to protect himself from the rain as Hurricane Melissa is churning towards Cuba, in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, October 28. REUTERS/Norlys Perez Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab

22. People cover a car in preparation for the arrival of Hurricane Melissa, in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, October 28. REUTERS/Norlys Perez Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab

23. Tourists are evacuated from a hotel ahead of Hurricane Melissa's landfall, in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, October 28. REUTERS/Norlys Perez Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab

24. A woman stands in front of her home ahead of Hurricane Melissa's landfall in Caleta Blanca, Cuba, October 28. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab

25. People gather at a school turned shelter while Haiti is seeing downpours from the outer bands of Hurricane Melissa, as the storm is churning towards Cuba, after making landfall in Jamaica, in Les Cayes, Haiti, October 28. REUTERS/Patrice Noel Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab

26. Jose Verames, 60, and his wife (not pictured), check the ropes holding the refrigerator ahead of Hurricane Melissa's landfall in Caleta Blanca, Cuba, October 28. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab

27. A man secures the tin roof of his house with heavy objects as he prepares for the arrival of Hurricane Melissa, in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, October 27. REUTERS/Norlys Perez Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab

28. People wait inside a bus to be taken to a shelter ahead of Hurricane Melissa's landfall, in Caleta Blanca, Cuba, October 28. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab

29. People walk along a street in the rain ahead of Hurricane Melissa's landfall, in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, October 28. REUTERS/Norlys Perez Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab

30. A partially collapsed hoarding frame, as Hurricane Melissa approaches, in downtown Kingston, Jamaica, October 28, 2025. REUTERS/Octavio Jones Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab

31. People gather at a school turned shelter while Haiti is seeing downpours from the outer bands of Hurricane Melissa, as the storm is churning towards Cuba, after making landfall in Jamaica, in Les Cayes, Haiti, October 28. REUTERS/Patrice Noel Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab

32. A man watches the waves, as Hurricane Melissa approaches, in Kingston, Jamaica, October 28. REUTERS/Octavio Jones Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab

33. People fill bags with sand in preparation for the arrival of Hurricane Melissa, in Port Royal, Jamaica, October 26. REUTERS/Octavio Jones Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab

34. Waves batter the shoreline ahead of Hurricane Melissa's landfall, in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, October 28. REUTERS/Norlys Perez Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab