{"id":291514,"date":"2025-10-30T18:05:15","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T18:05:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/pictures-show-hurricane-melissa-aftermath-as-jamaica-reports-catastrophic-damage-itv-news\/"},"modified":"2025-10-30T18:05:15","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T18:05:15","slug":"pictures-show-hurricane-melissa-aftermath-as-jamaica-reports-catastrophic-damage-itv-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/pictures-show-hurricane-melissa-aftermath-as-jamaica-reports-catastrophic-damage-itv-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Pictures show Hurricane Melissa aftermath, as Jamaica reports &#8216;catastrophic&#8217; damage | ITV News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/ppDD4xuxP1k\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Pictures show Hurricane Melissa aftermath, as Jamaica reports 'catastrophic' damage | ITV News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ppDD4xuxP1k\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Hurricane Melissa left at least dozens dead and caused widespread destruction across Cuba, Haiti and Jamaica, where roofless homes, toppled utility poles and water-logged furniture dominated the landscape Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>A landslide blocked the main roads of Santa Cruz in Jamaica\u2019s St. Elizabeth parish, where the streets were reduced to mud pits. 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Wind ripped off part of the roof at a high school that serves as a public shelter.<\/p>\n<p>Melissa made landfall Tuesday in Jamaica as a Category 5 hurricane with top winds of 185 mph (295 kph), one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes on record, before weakening and moving on to Cuba, but even countries outside the direct path of the massive storm felt its devastating effects.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>Follow ITV News on TikTok https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itvnews?lang=en<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hurricane Melissa left at least dozens dead and caused widespread destruction across Cuba, Haiti and Jamaica, where roofless homes, toppled utility poles and water-logged furniture dominated the landscape Wednesday. A landslide blocked the main roads of Santa Cruz in Jamaica\u2019s St. Elizabeth parish, where the streets were reduced to mud pits. 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