Melissa, Category 5 and National Hurricane Center
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Jamaica braces for world’s strongest storm of 2025 as death toll rises to 7 - At least seven people have already been killed as the storm batters the Caribbean with heavy winds and torrential rainfall
Article last updated: Monday, Oct. 27, 2025, 11 p.m. ET
Tropical Storm Melissa formed in the central Caribbean Oct. 21. The storm is expected to strengthen, according to the National Hurricane Center.