Trail of Destruction After Hurricane Melissa Tears Through Jamaica

Towns in the southwest of Jamaica were left destroyed after Hurricane Melissa tore through the Caribbean island as a Category 5 storm. This aerial footage captured by Sheldon Levene shows multiple damaged buildings and scattered debris in Black River. The mayor of Black River, Richard Solomon, told https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/30/hurricane-melissa-jamaica-devastated-picking-up-the-pieces-ground-zero The Guardian that 'the entire town of Black River is devastated.' 'That devastation is so catastrophic that the prime minister classified this area as ground zero,' Solomon said. At least 19 people were killed in Jamaica as a result of the hurricane, according to https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/jamaica-reports-19-deaths-hurricane-melissa-total-death-toll-climbs-44-2025-10-30/?utm_source=chatgpt.com Reuters , bringing the total number of confirmed deaths to 44. (Footage by Sheldon Levene/Storyful via Getty Images UGC)