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Jamaica’s prime minister Andrew Holness has described the town of Black River as the country’s “ground zero” of damage from Hurricane Melissa.
The port on the southwest of the island nation bore the full force of 185 mph (295km/h) winds as the storm made landfall on Tuesday. Officials have said there are deaths but the full totality of the toll will take time to discover.
BBC Verify’s Nick Beake has been looking at footage and photos that have emerged so far of damage to this community.
Police fired tear gas at protesters who could be seen sheltering in doorways.
According to local media, dozens of houses have been damaged and it’s suspected the blaze was caused by an illegal pyrotechnics warehouse.
‘Firenado’ forms as flames tear through sugarcane plantation in São Paulo
Initial reports suggested the sinkhole was caused by a collapsed drainage system, according to Iztapalapa’s mayor.
The former president of Brazil has been sentenced to 27 years in prison after being found guilty for plotting a military coup.
A fight erupted in the senate involving two senior Mexican politicians.
Footage from Ica shows huge dust clouds.
The 5.6 magnitude earthquake struck near Lima, Peru on Sunday morning, causing panic at the city’s cathedral.
The 6.4 magnitude earthquake interrupted the broadcast, shaking the equipment in the studio.
The feline was found carrying 235.65g of marijuana and 67.76g of heroin, authorities say.
City officials say they are acting to rescue and save the lives of the affected animals.
A large-scale bomb attack was thwarted by police before Gaga’s first concert in Brazil since 2012.
Two people are killed after a glacial lagoon overflowed in the Ancash region triggering a landslide.
Maximo Napa said he had to resort to eating roaches, birds and turtles to survive.
Surveillance footage shows the man standing up and walking away after the incident in Lima.
Suspect tried to smuggle more than €10,000 of cocaine from Cartagena to Amsterdam, Colombian authorities said.
Peruvian police released footage showing a suspect pounding Cusco’s 12-Angle Stone.
Video shows the moment police use fancy dress to carry out a drug raid in Lima, Peru.
Dell Simancas captures the moment his son, Adrián, is swallowed and spat out by a humpback whale.
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