Residents are evacuated from Playa Siboney to safe locations ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Melissa, in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, on October 28, 2025. Hurricane Melissa was set to strike nearby eastern end of Cuba late Tuesday after pummeling Jamaica. (Photo by Yamil Lage/AFP Photo)





Residents are evacuated from Playa Siboney to safe locations ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Melissa, in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, on October 28, 2025. (Photo by Yamil Lage/AFP Photo)





Residents self-evacuate under pouring rain from Playa Siboney to safe locations ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Melissa, in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, on October 28, 2025.. (Photo by Yamil Lage/AFP Photo)





People evacuate before the the arrival of Hurricane Melissa in Canizo, a community in Santiago de Cuba, Tuesday, October 28, 2025. (Photo by Ramón Espinosa/AP Photo)





A girl looks out the bus window as she is evacuated before the arrival of Hurricane Melissa in Canizo, a community in Santiago de Cuba, Tuesday, October 28, 2025. (Photo by Ramón Espinosa/AP Photo)





A couple rides under plastic on a donkey-pulled cart in the rain before the arrival of Hurricane Melissa in Canizo, a vilage in Santiago de Cuba, Monday, October 28, 2025. (Photo by Ramón Espinosa/AP Photo)





Residents ride motorcycles through flooded areas before Hurricane Melissa hits the city of Santiago de Cuba, Cuba on October 28, 2025. Hurricane Melissa was set to strike nearby eastern end of Cuba late Tuesday after pummeling Jamaica. (Photo by Yamil Lage/AFP Photo)





People pass by debris from a wall in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, in Santiago, Cuba, on October 29, 2025. (Photo by Alexandre Meneghini/Reuters)





People cover a car in preparation for the arrival of Hurricane Melissa, in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, on October 29, 2025. (Photo by Norlys Perez/Reuters)





A man crosses the street while using a plastic sheet to protect himself from the rain as Hurricane Melissa is churning towards Cuba, after making landfall in Jamaica, in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, on October 29, 2025. (Photo by Norlys Perez/Reuters)





People take their belongings to shelters ahead of Hurricane Melissa's landfall in Caleta Blanca, Cuba, on October 28, 2025. (Photo by Alexandre Meneghini/Reuters)





People wait inside a bus to be taken to a shelter ahead of Hurricane Melissa's landfall, in Caleta Blanca, Cuba, on October 28, 2025. (Photo by Alexandre Meneghini/Reuters)





A man secures the tin roof of his house with heavy objects as he prepares for the arrival of Hurricane Melissa, in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, on October 27, 2025. (Photo by Norlys Perez/Reuters)





Chickens are kept safe in a room from Hurricane Melissa as the storm churns towards Cuba, after making landfall in Jamaica, in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, on October 28, 2025. (Photo by Norlys Perez/Reuters)





A woman stands in front of her home ahead of Hurricane Melissa's landfall in Caleta Blanca, Cuba, on October 28, 2025. (Photo by Alexandre Meneghini/Reuters)





People walk along a street in the rain ahead of Hurricane Melissa's landfall, in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, on October 28, 2025. (Photo by Norlys Perez/Reuters)





Residents inspect a house destroyed by Hurricane Melissa in a neighborhood of Santiago de Cuba on October 29, 2025. A powerful Hurricane Melissa made landfall in eastern Cuba on Wednesday, causing damage and flooding to homes and streets in Santiago de Cuba province, an AFP team on the ground reported. (Photo by Yamil Lage/AFP Photo)





A man takes pictures of fallen electrical posts on the street in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa in Santiago, Cuba, on October 29, 2025. (Photo by Alexandre Meneghini/Reuters)





A man carries a TV from his home flooded by Hurricane Melissa in Santiago de Cuba, Wednesday, October 29, 2025. (Photo by Ramon Espinosa/AP Photo)