Hurricane Melissa slammed into Cuba, hours after causing devastation in neighboring Jamaica as the strongest-ever storm on record to hit that Caribbean island nation.

"I just feel so upset and struggling to move past it," the newlywed said Getty A newlywed is upset over what should have been one of the best days of her life. In a Reddit post shared Wednesday, Feb.

From the fires that devastated Los Angeles to deadly earthquakes in Myanmar and Afghanistan, a selection of photos recalls the tragic disasters that defined this year.