Hurricane Melissa makes landfall in Cuba, NHC says

October 29, 2025 3:21 AM EDT

Waves batter the shoreline ahead of Hurricane Melissa's landfall, in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, October 28, 2025. REUTERS/Norlys Perez

(Reuters) -Hurricane Melissa made landfall on the southern coast of eastern Cuba on Wednesday as a category three hurricane, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said in its latest advisory.

Melissa was located about 60 miles (95 km) west-southwest of Guantanamo, Cuba, with maximum sustained winds of 120 mph (195 kph), the Miami-based forecaster said.

(Reporting by Anmol Choubey and Ishaan Arora in BengaluruEditing by David Goodman)



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