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Hurricane Melissa bears down on Jamaica

Hurricane Melissa latest update: Disaster in Jamaica after world's most powerful storm hits Caribbean island, landfall in Cuba

Hurricane Melissa hit Jamaica as a Category 5. Cuban authorities reported that about 735,000 people have been evacuated so far.

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Jamaica reels from strongest hurricane in its history as Cuba hit by 'life-threatening' storm surges

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Hurricane Melissa live updates: Storm strikes Cuba after tearing through Jamaica

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Strongest storm of the year closes in on Jamaica with warnings of 'catastrophic' conditions

Forecasters believe the storm could be the strongest hurricane ever to hit Jamaica, with winds of 175mph (282km/h)

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Hurricane Melissa Makes Landfall In Jamaica As Devastating Category 5 Storm

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Melissa strengthens to a Category 5 hurricane and is forecast to make landfall in Jamaica

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Hurricane Melissa threatens catastrophic flash flooding and landslides in the Caribbean

Landslides — defined by the USGS as “the movement of a mass of rock, debris or earth down a slope” — are capable of traveling tens of miles (kilometers) per hour and can damage homes and block roads ...

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Hurricane Melissa bears down on Jamaica as a Category 5 storm

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Hurricane Melissa bears down on Jamaica as possibly the island’s strongest recorded storm

'Extremely dangerous' storm heads toward Cuba after battering Jamaica

Hurricane Melissa, which is stronger than Hurricane Katrina, is set to bring catastrophic winds, flash flooding and high storm surges to the island of Jamaica.

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Maryland Jamaican community rallies as Hurricane Melissa devastates island

Maryland Del. Jheanelle Wilkins and members of the state’s Jamaican community are organizing relief efforts after Hurricane Melissa, a historic Category 5 storm, devastated the island with

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Hurricane Melissa Leaves Jamaica in Ruins as Government Mobilizes Massive Recovery Effort

Hurricane Melissa has left a trail of devastation across Jamaica after making landfall on Tuesday as one of the most powerful storms ever to strike the Caribbean nation. With winds reaching 185 mph and rainfall exceeding 30 inches in some areas,

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Category 5 Hurricane Melissa grounds flights, closes airports across Caribbean

Hurricane Melissa, the strongest tropical cyclone of 2025, disrupts Caribbean travel, closing airports and causing widespread flight cancellations.

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Hurricane Melissa strikes: LI's Jamaican community worries, prays as monster storm roars across Caribbean island

Melissa made landfall on Jamaica's southwestern coast around midday Tuesday as a Category 5 storm, with sustained winds of 185 mph, making it the strongest hurricane of the Atlantic season to date and the most powerful hurricane to ever hit the island.

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Jamaican Americans in Margate feel heartache over Melissa’s fury

From his Donna’s Caribbean Restaurant in Margate, Karl Gordon was hungry for updates from Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa made landfall at about 1 p.m. Tuesday in New Hope.