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IDB, World Bank Estimate Hurricane Melissa Damage to Jamaica Totals All-Time High of US$8.8 Billion
November 20, 2025
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- The Inter-American Development Bank issued the following news release:

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IDB, World Bank Estimate Hurricane Melissa Damage to Jamaica Totals All-Time High of US$8.8 Billion

The World Bank, in coordination with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), estimate that the physical damage to Jamaica caused by Hurricane Melissa totals US$8.8 billion -- equivalent to 41% of the country's 2024 GDP-- making it the costliest hurrican . . .

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