Residents of Montego Bay, Jamaica surveyed their damaged homes and mud-soaked streets on Wednesday (October 29) in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa.

Hurricane Melissa unleashed devastation in Jamaica as the strongest storm on record ever to hit the Caribbean island nation, and roared later on Wednesday into eastern Cuba, smashing the city of Santiago and flooding rural land.

The historic storm blasted western Jamaica, demolishing homes, knocking down swaths of trees and washing out roadways. Authorities did not yet release details of fatalities but said they expected loss of life.

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MONTEGO BAY, JAMAICA (OCTOBER 29, 2025) (REUTERS – Access all)

1. VARIOUS OF PEOPLE WALKING DOWN STREET HIT BY FLOODING AND DAMAGE FROM HURRICANE MELISSA

2. PEOPLE IN FRONT OF DAMAGED HOME

3. PAN UP FROM WOMEN'S MUD COVERED LEGS TO WOMEN SITTING IN FRONT OF HOME

4. MAN STANDING IN WINDOW OF DAMAGED HOME

5. WIDE OF HOUSE WITH DAMAGE FROM HURRICANE IN FRONT OF IT

6. VARIOUS OF DEBRIS IN FRONT OF HOME

7. CLOSE ON MAN LOOKING AT DAMAGED HOME

8. MAN WALKING THROUGH FLOODED STREET

9. VARIOUS OF PEOPLE ON FLOODED STREET