Tropical Storm Melissa dumped heavy rain on parts of Haiti and the Dominican Republic on Wednesday as forecasters warned of a significant flood risk in parts of the northern Caribbean this week.

Tropical Storm Melissa swept through the Dominican Republic, toppling trees, traffic lights, and triggering small landslides. Authorities closed schools and government offices across several provinces as the storm disrupted water systems and threatened severe flooding before moving toward Jamaica and southern Haiti.

At least 80 miners became trapped in the Dominican Republic on Tuesday, with rescue efforts underway and no injuries or deaths reported, according to government officials.

The Dominican Civil Defense evacuated pets from flooded homes in the Dominican Republic on Friday, October 24, as Tropical Storm Melissa barreled through the Caribbean.Footage posted by the government agency shows civil defense workers walking through ankle-deep floodwaters in a neighborhood in the city of Bani.

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It's increasingly likely that Jamaica will experience long-duration impacts from likely Hurricane Melissa like no storm they've encountered in modern times.

Safadit, a dynamic musician, is in the Dominican Republic, where he balances teaching and performing with family time, all under the watchful eye of a nearby hurricane.

Authorities in the Dominican Republic said they have confiscated cocaine transported by a speedboat that was destroyed recently by the U.S. Navy.

Cody ‘Beef’ Franke, famous Barstool personality and golf content creator, has died at 31. He passed away over the weekend after what the company described as ‘a sudden medical issue’.

In this month's Archive Dive, we're revisiting Oscar and Annette de la Renta's Dominican retreat. Unsurprisingly, it's pure runway brilliance: romantic, effortless, and with just enough drama to make it unforgettable—which is why we pulled it out of the House Beautiful June 2002 issue. Get inspired by the original house tour below.