Ada Peralta

Western Jamaica is devastated.

Schools, hospitals, and tens of thousands of homes have been obliterated.

Insurance companies estimate the loss could total more than $4 billion.

Jamaica only has a fraction of that on hand.

The storm is forecast to move right through the middle of the island early Tuesday morning.

Jamaica's meteorological service says the outer bands of Melissa have already reached the island and they are expecting a life-threatening storm surge of 9 to 13 feet.

Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness said the whole island should expect flash floods and landslides.

While we must prepare for the worst, let us also pray for the best.

Holness asked everyone to heed evacuation orders.

Ida Peralta, NPR News, Mexico City.

Mexico has been warning that a tariff war between the two countries would have huge effects not just for American consumers, but also for American companies manufacturing in Mexico. Mexico is the number one provider of cars and car parts for the United States.

Mexico has been warning that a tariff war between the two countries would have huge effects not just for American consumers, but also for American companies manufacturing in Mexico. Mexico is the number one provider of cars and car parts for the United States.

Mexico has been warning that a tariff war between the two countries would have huge effects not just for American consumers, but also for American companies manufacturing in Mexico. Mexico is the number one provider of cars and car parts for the United States.

Mexico's economy secretary, Marcelo Ebrard, said Americans could see a hike in prices in everything from avocados and beer to cars, trucks, and medical equipment. The biggest impact, he said, is that millions of American families will have to pay 25% more. Eder Peralta, NPR News.

Mexico's economy secretary, Marcelo Ebrard, said Americans could see a hike in prices in everything from avocados and beer to cars, trucks, and medical equipment. The biggest impact, he said, is that millions of American families will have to pay 25% more. Eder Peralta, NPR News.

Mexico's economy secretary, Marcelo Ebrard, said Americans could see a hike in prices in everything from avocados and beer to cars, trucks, and medical equipment. The biggest impact, he said, is that millions of American families will have to pay 25% more. Eder Peralta, NPR News.

Both the Biden administration and the first Trump administration have relied on Mexico for their policy of express deportation. Some countries like Venezuela, Cuba, and Nicaragua have in the past refused plane loads of deportees. So the U.S. asked Mexico to take on those migrants. To appease the United States, Mexico has taken tens of thousands of deportees each month.

Both the Biden administration and the first Trump administration have relied on Mexico for their policy of express deportation. Some countries like Venezuela, Cuba, and Nicaragua have in the past refused plane loads of deportees. So the U.S. asked Mexico to take on those migrants. To appease the United States, Mexico has taken tens of thousands of deportees each month.

But Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum says if Trump begins to deport Mexican immigrants, things will change. We would reach an agreement, she says, in which the U.S. would have to directly deport migrants. The implication is that Mexico could have the power to throw a monkey wrench into Trump's mass deportation plans. Ida Peralta, NPR News, Mexico City.

But Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum says if Trump begins to deport Mexican immigrants, things will change. We would reach an agreement, she says, in which the U.S. would have to directly deport migrants. The implication is that Mexico could have the power to throw a monkey wrench into Trump's mass deportation plans. Ida Peralta, NPR News, Mexico City.