Overview
- The National Hurricane Center says Melissa has transitioned to a large post-tropical cyclone over the North Atlantic, with dangerous surf and rip currents forecast for the U.S. Northeast and Atlantic Canada.
- Jamaica has 19 confirmed deaths, extensive outages and road blockages, and isolated western parishes, as Kingston’s airport receives waves of humanitarian cargo while Montego Bay remains closed and regional fields operate only partially.
- Haiti’s civil protection agency reports at least 31 dead and 21 missing, with Petit-Goâve hardest hit by flash floods, thousands sheltering, and damaged roads hampering assessments and deliveries.
- Eastern Cuba reports at least 1,318 total housing collapses and more than 16,000 homes affected, while authorities evacuate thousands in Granma because of dangerous flooding along the Cauto River.
- International response is scaling up, including a U.S. disaster team on the ground, a record $70.8 million CCRIF insurance payout to Jamaica, and Peru dispatching its presidential plane with relief supplies to repatriate stranded nationals.