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.

 

Santiago de los Caballeros in the Dominican Republic this afternoon...pic.twitter.com/WfJLHhQQLa

— Volcaholic 🌋 (@volcaholic1) October 30, 2025

The post shares a 39-second video capturing chaotic flooding in a commercial street of Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic, on October 30, 2025, showing residents wading through waist-deep water to push stalled vehicles and motorcycles amid heavy rain.

This flooding stems from Tropical Storm Melissa's remnants, which battered the Caribbean from October 21-25, 2025, displacing over 900 people nationwide and prompting red alerts in 13 provinces, per UNICEF reports.

The event underscores the city's chronic vulnerability in the flood-prone Cibao Valley, exacerbated by rapid urbanization, river pollution, and inadequate infrastructure, as echoed in community replies and historical flood patterns.