Kingston, Jamaica – Na serious gbege wey dey happen for di Caribbean as Hurricane Melissa don show face. Dis Category 5 hurricane wey fit make wind blow up to 175mph (282km/h), na di strongest storm wey don land for 2025, according to wetin dem dey talk. E dey expected to land for Jamaica late Monday or early Tuesday, before e go waka pass eastern Cuba and di Bahamas. Na wah!
As di air force reserve crew, wey dem dey call di ‘Hurricane Hunters’ fly enter di eye of di storm on Monday, dem snap some jaw-dropping footage wey show how di storm dey behave. Di eye of di hurricane calm like well-cooked jollof rice, but wetin dey come after na serious wahala. Dem don warn say di storm fit bring serious humanitarian crisis, with life-threatening flash floods and landslides deh wait for di people wey dey live for di path of di hurricane.
Di weather forecasters don dey shout since last week say dis storm no be joke, and di World Meteorological Organization don even talk say Hurricane Melissa na di storm of di century for Jamaica. E no be small matter, sha!
Jamaica no sabi wetin hurricane be since 2012 when Sandy come smile for dem side, and na dis Category 5 storm be di first wey go land properly for di island. As of Tuesday morning, at least seven people don die already: three for Jamaica, three for Haiti, and one for di Dominican Republic. E be like say di storm don get wetin e wan do right from di start.
Di level of di water around di Caribbean dey hot like hot soup, wey dey make di storm strong pass normal. E fit cause plenty communities to pack their load as authorities don tell dem make dem find shelter sharp sharp because no be all of dem go survive di wahala wey dey come.
When dem dey calculate di maximum wind speed, any hurricane wey get wind above Category 2 na major hurricane. Hurricane Melissa don pass di threshold wey go make am Category 5, and na for late in di Atlantic hurricane season wey dis one dey show. Na climate change dey cause all dis wahala as di temperature for di sea dey hot, dey give di hurricane extra energy. Na wetin dey happen since March 2023, as sea surface temperatures don dey break record.
As di chase for di treasure to break news, people don dey dig for di treasure wey sink under di sea during one hurricane wey scatter one Spanish treasure fleet for Florida, over 300 years ago. Wetin start as wey dey cause distraction don turn to opportunity for some treasure hunters. Na who no like better thing?
All dis gbege wey dey happen no go make diar maintain dem eye on safeguarding life and property. Na di first priority be dat. People dey suspect say di risk wey dey come fit reach di level of Hurricane Dorian wey land for Bahamas and Hurricane Andrew wey scatter plenty towns for Florida back in di day. Hurricane Melissa still dey threaten Haiti, di Dominican Republic, and Cuba too.
While di flight dey happen, dem hashtag dem capture footages from inside di cyclone. E dey show how di crew dey enter di storm like na adventure film. E get plenty people wey wan see how dis hurricane dey operate from di inside, but make we no forget say na serious matter we dey talk about.
As naija padi, make we all pry for di people wey dey face dis storm. We dey wish dem safety and protection. God go help!
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