Over half a million evacuated in Cuba as the « storm of the century » hits the Caribbean.
After ripping through Jamaica with winds reaching 185 mph (295 kph), Hurricane Melissa, the most powerful storm ever to hit the island, is now bearing down on Cuba, steadily losing intensity before then heading out into the Atlantic Ocean.
As per Reuters, the storm made landfall near the town of New Hope on Monday, turning parts of southwestern Jamaica into a sea of floodwaters and plunging more than half a million people into darkness.
