Cuban, Colombians and Mexicans are going about their everyday routines as U.S. President Donald Trump warns these countries ...

Some made plans to return home, others hoped for intervention in Cuba and Nicaragua, and many just celebrated the moment.

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Cuba has suffered another blackout that temporarily knocked out power to the western side of the Caribbean island, a region that includes the capital Havana. The country’s Ministry of Energy and Mines ...

For research in Cuba, Gustav Cederlöf has previously received funding from the ESRC, The Wenner-Gren Foundation, the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG), King's College London Graduate School, and ...

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The passage of Hurricane Melissa left a trail of destruction in Cuba, significantly damaging the Basilica of Our Lady of Charity of El Cobre, the country's patroness. The hurricane made landfall in ...

A resident of the town of El Cobre, in the province of Santiago de Cuba, walks on the roof of his damaged home after the passage of Hurricane Melissa, on October 29, 2025. YAMIL LAGE AFP via Getty ...

A farmer rescues his dog and some belongings from his flooded house after Hurricane Melissa passed through the town of San Miguel de Parada in Santiago de Cuba province on October 29, 2025. A powerful ...

The storm is one of the strongest to ever make landfall in the Atlantic basin Abigail Adams is a Human Interest Writer and Reporter for PEOPLE. She has been working in journalism for seven years.

Editor's Note: For the latest news on Melissa, see the USA TODAY Network's live coverage for Wednesday, Oct. 29. Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Cuba overnight as a Category 3 storm severely ...

More than 735,000 people had evacuated ahead of the Category 3 storm’s arrival on Wednesday, officials said. By Yan Zhuang Cuba, the biggest island in the Caribbean, is no stranger to destructive ...