The BBC speaks to those who have lost everything in this year’s monsoon season and finds out why it will likely happen again.
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‘We need food, we have no food’ – desperation takes hold in Jamaica after hurricane
People in Black River have not seen any aid, telling the BBC that they are fighting to survive.
Tanzania president wins election as hundreds feared dead in unrest
Demonstrations continued on Friday as young protesters denounced the election as unfair.
Shein accused of selling childlike sex dolls in France
The Asian fast fashion giant says it delisted the items “immediately” from its website and is investigating.
Dodgers seal back-to-back World Series titles
The Los Angeles Dodgers become the first team for 25 years to win back-to-back World Series after overcoming the Toronto Blue Jays in the deciding seventh game.
New Yorkers could pick a political newcomer to run their city – and take on Trump
From hip-hop musician to the brink of running America’s biggest city, how did Zohran Mamdani win over New Yorkers?
‘Give your money away,’ Billie Eilish tells billionaires
The singer called on the mega wealthy to donate more to charity, during a speech at the WSJ Awards attended by the likes of Mark Zuckerberg and George Lucas.
‘Everything’s gone’ – BBC finally able to access one of Jamaica’s worst-hit areas
Buildings, power lines, and a church once visited by King Charles are down in the tourism hub of Falmouth.
Watch: Train smashes into truck at Dutch level crossing
Five people sustained minor injuries but nobody was seriously hurt in the incident in Meteren.
Britons to be evacuated from Jamaica as UK sends Hurricane Melissa aid
Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper has said the UK’s first chartered flight from Jamaica to the UK will depart late on Saturday.