Jamaica & Cuba

Jamaica: Jamaica was severely impacted by Hurricane Melissa, experiencing extensive damage to infrastructure, homes, hospitals, and widespread power outages. The country has been designated a disaster zone, with estimated damages between $5 billion and $10 billion.

Cuba: Cuba was hit by Hurricane Melissa as a Category 3 storm, leading to mass evacuations, damaging winds, flooding rains, and dangerous storm surge. The hurricane is expected to worsen Cuba's existing economic crisis.

Jamaica: Jamaica was hit by Hurricane Melissa as a Category 5 storm, experiencing catastrophic wind damage, extensive infrastructural damage, long-duration power and communication outages, and isolation of communities. The island is expected to receive 12 to 24 inches of rain, with up to 30 inches in elevated areas, leading to ongoing flash flooding and landslides. Preliminary damage and economic loss estimates are $22 billion.

Cuba: Cuba was hit by Hurricane Melissa as a weakened but still powerful Category 2 hurricane, causing damaging winds, flooding rains, and dangerous storm surge. Eastern Cuba is expected to receive up to 20 inches of rainfall, with up to 25 inches in mountainous areas, leading to life-threatening flash flooding and numerous landslides.

Jamaica: Jamaica was directly hit by Hurricane Melissa as a Category 5 storm, resulting in at least eight deaths, 90% roof destruction in Black River, 77% of the island without power, and over 25,000 people in shelters. The country is facing enormous devastation and is beginning recovery efforts.

Cuba: Cuba saw no fatalities due to Hurricane Melissa after evacuating over 735,000 people. However, it sustained significant damage to infrastructure, power lines, telecommunications, and agricultural plantations, with many communities still without electricity and internet.

Jamaica: Jamaica was directly hit by Hurricane Melissa, the strongest storm in its recorded history, causing catastrophic damage, widespread power outages, and significant disruption to infrastructure and daily life. The country faces a slow and challenging recovery.

Cuba: Cuba braced for and was hit by Hurricane Melissa, leading to mass evacuations and warnings of significant storm surge and rainfall, particularly in its eastern provinces.

Jamaica: Jamaica is directly in the path of Hurricane Melissa, which is expected to be the strongest hurricane to hit the nation in decades, causing catastrophic flooding, landslides, and extensive damage to infrastructure. The country has activated shelters and pre-positioned food packages.

Jamaica: Jamaica supplied one small vessel of liquefied petroleum gas to Cuba in February, one of only two imports this year.