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As Jamaica assesses the damage from Hurricane Melissa, the storm barrels on

By Eyder Peralta,
Scott Detrow
Published October 29, 2025 at 1:15 PM PDT

Hurricane Melissa has put Jamaica gone through "one of its worst periods." Now the recovery begins.

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Eyder Peralta
Eyder Peralta is NPR's East Africa correspondent based in Nairobi, Kenya.
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Scott Detrow
Scott Detrow is a White House correspondent for NPR and co-hosts the NPR Politics Podcast.
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