Overview
- Jamaica raised its confirmed toll to at least 28 deaths while Haiti reported 31 dead and 21 missing, with additional fatalities in Panama and the Dominican Republic bringing the regional total to at least 50.
- The National Hurricane Center located Melissa about 840 kilometers northeast of Bermuda with sustained winds near 140 km/h and forecast the system to remain a strong extratropical cyclone for roughly 48 hours.
- Coastal warnings highlight hazardous surf, high waves and gusty winds for the U.S. Northeast, Atlantic Canada, Bermuda, the Bahamas, and Turks and Caicos, including impacts near Newfoundland’s Avalon Peninsula.
- Jamaica reported a Category 5 strike with peak gusts near 298 km/h, with the west of the island hardest hit as power, roads and housing suffered extensive damage.
- Health services in western Jamaica were badly damaged, prompting mobile hospitals and planned WHO support, as international aid offers arrived and a preliminary loss estimate for Jamaica reached about $7.7 billion.