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Navy Evacuates Guantánamo Residents as Hurricane Melissa Approaches

10/27/2025

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The U.S. Navy has begun evacuating residents at Guantánamo Bay ahead of Hurricane Melissa.
About 3,000 people remain on the base, while roughly 1,000 Department of Defense (DoD) personnel and their families have been evacuated to Florida.
The hurricane is expected to reach the area by Wednesday, prompting the base commander to order evacuations of non-mission-essential personnel.
The base has vulnerabilities, including trailer parks that may not withstand severe weather.

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The U.S. Navy has begun evacuating residents at Guantánamo Bay ahead of Hurricane Melissa.
About 3,000 people remain on the base, while roughly 1,000 Department of Defense (DoD) personnel and their families have been evacuated to Florida.
The hurricane is expected to reach the area by Wednesday, prompting the base commander to order evacuations of non-mission-essential personnel.
The base has vulnerabilities, including trailer parks that may not withstand severe weather.