The Latest Breaking News from Cuba

Hurricane Melissa devastates Jamaica with 185 mph winds as a historic Category 5 storm, before targeting Cuba, the southeast Bahamas, and Bermuda, prompting widespread evacuations and international emergency response.

The President of the Cuban regime, Miguel Diaz-Canel, said the country has "experience from years of revolution" to endure the U.S.'s pressure campaign in the Caribbean that is largely targeting Venezuela.

Cuban authorities have evacuated more than 700,000 people as Jamaica’s prime minister declares his nation a ‘disaster area’

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Forecasters expect catastrophic damage from the Category 4 storm in Santiago de Cuba and nearby areas

Hurricane Melissa is expected to move across the Bahamas on Wednesday evening

Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica on Tuesday as a Category 5 storm with winds up to 295 km/h, the strongest in 174 years. Streets in Kingston were flooded and power cuts hit a third of the island. Officials warn of a four-metre storm surge as Melissa heads toward Cuba.

Melissa slams into Cuba while lingering over Jamaica as the Bahamas braces to be next