Hurricane Melissa has caused significant fatalities across multiple Caribbean nations, with updated figures varying by country and reporting agency as the situation evolved in late October 2025. Key known fatalities (as reported during the peak of the crisis):
- Jamaica: at least several deaths confirmed, with ongoing searches likely to raise that total as assessments continued.
- Haiti: initial reports indicated a substantial death toll due to flooding, with numbers in the tens to low hundreds range depending on the source and day of reporting.
- Cuba: reports of fatalities emerged as the storm made its second landfall, though official tallies were being updated as rescue and assessment efforts progressed.
- Other affected areas (Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, The Bahamas, etc.): scattered fatalities and damage were reported as the storm moved through.
Important caveats:
- Disaster death tolls in fast-moving events like Melissa are frequently revised as search-and-rescue operations complete, morgue tallies update, and formal government briefings are issued. Early figures can be significantly revised upward or downward.
If you’d like, I can pull the latest verified tallies from reputable sources and provide a country-by-country breakdown with timestamps and sources.
