St. Elizabeth Parish, southwestern Jamaica, is the first to be struck by Category 5 Hurricane Melissa. Winds of 185 mph (295 km/h) are tearing through the area, causing severe flooding and destruction.

 

🚨JUST IN: New video shows the catastrophic damage from Category 5 Hurricane Melissa in Black River, Jamaica.

This is very sad! 💔
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— Lucas Sanders 💙🗳️🌊💪🌈🚺🟧 (@LucasSa56947288) October 29, 2025

The post shares verified video footage of severe flooding and structural damage in Black River, Jamaica, from Hurricane Melissa's Category 5 landfall on October 28, 2025, matching reports from CNN and NYT of roofs torn off and hospitals without power.

Posted at 1:28 AM GMT amid nighttime conditions, the daytime video likely captures immediate post-storm assessment, fueling 473 likes and empathetic replies while sparking minor skepticism about timing.

Melissa, with 185 mph winds, marks Jamaica's strongest recorded hurricane per NHC data, exacerbating Caribbean climate risks as peer-reviewed studies in Nature Climate Change link warming oceans to more intense storms.