Damage from Hurricane Melissa could cost Jamaica up to $15 billion, the United Nations said on Wednesday, 50 days after the tropical storm struck the Caribbean island. The human toll has been severe. Authorities reported 45 deaths and more than 600,000 people affected. Hundreds are still living in shelters, unable to return home. “The physical …
Hundreds of thousands of displaced Palestinians face heightened danger from flooding and freezing temperatures as Storm Byron batters the Gaza Strip, the UN warned Monday. The enclave, already reeling from two years of war, has been devastated by the severe winter storm. Palestinian sources report that 12 people have died, thousands of makeshift homes have …
