{"id":291054,"date":"2025-10-29T12:04:55","date_gmt":"2025-10-29T12:04:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/hurricane-melissa-hits-cuba-as-jamaican-pm-declares-disaster-area-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2025-10-29T12:04:55","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T12:04:55","slug":"hurricane-melissa-hits-cuba-as-jamaican-pm-declares-disaster-area-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/hurricane-melissa-hits-cuba-as-jamaican-pm-declares-disaster-area-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Hurricane Melissa hits Cuba as Jamaican PM declares &#8216;disaster area&#8217; | BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/gHSv4ng0ELg\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Hurricane Melissa hits Cuba as Jamaican PM declares 'disaster area' | BBC News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gHSv4ng0ELg\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Hurricane Melissa has hit Cuba, bringing 115mph winds and heavy rain, after crossing Jamaica as the strongest storm to hit the country in modern history.<\/p>\n<p>In Jamaica, Prime Minister Andrew Holness declared a &quot;disaster area&quot; and warned of &quot;devastating impacts\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>However, the extent of the damage in Jamaica will not begin to become clear until daybreak &#8211; but Holness has warned of damage to homes and hospitals.<\/p>\n<p>The mayor of Montego Bay said the first thing they will do is &quot;check if everybody is alive\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe here: http:\/\/bit.ly\/1rbfUog<\/p>\n<p>For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com\/news <\/p>\n<p>#HurricaneMelissa #Jamaica #BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hurricane Melissa has hit Cuba, bringing 115mph winds and heavy rain, after crossing Jamaica as the strongest storm to hit the country in modern history. 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