Except. . . for all the people we can't see from space (most of whom had very little to begin with) -- now without shelter of any kind -- wiped off the map. Do get ready to send aid -- dollars, mostly, through the Red Cross or Doctors Without Borders. Please.
There will now pretty rapidly be the need for emergent medical interventions -- and food-drops, and temporary shelter (large scale tents, most likely) -- then, longer term, cholera and other tropical disease vectors will become a real concern -- with all the standing water, in the low-lying areas. Here is latest, then:
. . .Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Cuba this morning as an "extremely dangerous" Category 3 hurricane, the National Hurricane Center in Miami said.
It made landfall near the city of Chivirico in the Cuban province of Santiago de Cuba with sustained winds of 120 mph. Melissa made landfall in Jamaica as a Category 5 hurricane around 1 p.m. ET yesterday as the strongest hurricane in the island's history.
Prime Minister Andrew Holness declared the country a disaster area, with St. Elizabeth Parish reported to be "underwater." The storm was the most powerful of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season and one of the strongest hurricanes to make landfall in the Atlantic basin. . . .
Now you know. Please send dollars -- if you are able -- to Doctors Without Borders. They will be on the ground shortly -- on all three islands. Onward.
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