NYT > World News Jamaica Prepared a Financial Fortress for Disaster. Hurricane Melissa Will Test It. Par :Emiliano Rodríguez Mega and David C. Adams 30 octobre 2025 à 21:17 All of Jamaica’s financial defenses — insurance, bonds and credit lines — could be deployed to recover from Hurricane Melissa. Will it be enough? © Abbie Townsend for The New York TimesHurricane Melissa destroyed crop fields, homes and businesses, bringing rains that washed away trees, roads and cars.
NYT > U.S. News Amid Flattened Homes, Jamaica Starts to Assess Hurricane Melissa’s Damage Par :Emiliano Rodríguez Mega · David C. Adams · Ed Augustin and Michael Levenson 30 octobre 2025 à 17:03 The Jamaican authorities said they were not able to confirm the death toll from the storm yet, but expected it to rise in the coming days. At least 30 people died in Haiti, officials said. © Matias Delacroix/Associated PressBlack River, the capital of St. Elizabeth’s Parish in southwestern Jamaica. The town was severely damaged, officials said.
NYT > World News Melissa Leaves Black River, Centuries-Old Jamaican Port Town, ‘Totally Destroyed’ Par :Annie Correal and David C. Adams 29 octobre 2025 à 20:50 At least two people in the town died, and its historical buildings were reduced to rubble. © Vantor, via Agence France-PresseSatellite imagery showing Black River, Jamaica, before and after Hurricane Melissa.
NYT > World News The U.N.’s food agency says cutbacks forced it to send fewer meals to storm zones. Par :Frances Robles · David C. Adams and André Paultre 27 octobre 2025 à 16:31 © Odelyn Joseph/Associated PressAid from the World Food Program being distributed at a school in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, in 2024.