Hurricane Melissa could cost Jamaica $15bn – UN

Damage and losses from Hurricane Melissa could cost Jamaica up to $15 billion, the United Nations said on Wednesday, 50 days after the tropical storm made landfall on the Caribbean island.

Fifty days after Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica, authorities are assessing the damage it left behind.

The human impact has been severe with 45 deaths reported and more than 600,000 people affected. Hundreds of people are still living in…