Governor Ron DeSantis announced today the successful air evacuation of 28 Floridians who were stranded in Jamaica following the devastating impact of Category 5 Hurricane Melissa. The rescue flight landed earlier Saturday at Tampa International Airport (TPA),

Hurricane Melissa, the most powerful storm of the 2025 Atlantic season, made landfall in Jamaica Tuesday as possibly its worst storm in recorded history.

One of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes on record, the Category 5 storm hit the island nation on Tuesday. Gov. DeSantis says this marks the third successful evacuation under his leadership.

Florida officials successfully evacuated 28 residents from Jamaica following the devastation caused by Category 5 Hurricane Melissa, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Saturday.

The Collaboratory has launched the Jamaica Hurricane Relief Fund to support these efforts ... and rebuilding resources for affected families. This veteran-led, Florida-based nonprofit launched "Operation Cool Runnings” to deliver critical aid to Jamaica.

A plane carrying 28 Floridians who were stranded in Jamaica in the wake of Hurricane Melissa landed in Tampa Saturday afternoon.

Hurricane Melissa is approaching Jamaica as a dangerous Category 5 storm. The storm is expected to bring catastrophic winds, flash flooding, and storm surge to the island. Melissa is forecast to move over Jamaica, southeastern Cuba, and the southeastern ...

Hurricane Melissa is expected to become a Category 5 hurricane on its way to landfall in Jamaica, per the National Hurricane Center Sunday, Oct. 26.

Gov. Ron DeSantis announced the safe evacuation of 28 Floridians from Jamaica following the devastation of Category 5 Hurricane Melissa.

After savaging Jamaica as one of the most powerful hurricanes on record, swamping Haiti, Cuba and the Bahamas and skirting Bermuda, Hurricane Melissa is rapidly speeding out into the Atlantic and is expected to drop down into an extratropical cyclone later today, according to the latest update from the National Hurricane Center.