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Hurricane Melissa Roars Through Cuba

Hurricane Melissa moves past Cuba after hitting Jamaica; death toll climbs in Haiti

Hurricane Melissa weakened on Wednesday as it barreled through the Bahamas after devastating Cuba, Jamaica and Haiti, leaving dozens of people dead and destroying infrastructure across the region.

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Haiti, Jamaica and Cuba pick up the pieces after Melissa’s destruction

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Hurricane Melissa Death Toll Rising After Jamaica, Cuba and Haiti Hit

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Hurricane Melissa Wallops Eastern Cuba Overnight

Cuba’s president, President Miguel Díaz-Canel, warned residents to brace for a “very difficult night” as the island prepared for Hurricane Melissa to make landfall early Wednesday.

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Cuba is staring down a direct hit from Melissa. Here’s what to expect

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Jamaica braces for catastrophic winds and flooding as Hurricane Melissa approaches

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Eye of Melissa moves past Jamaica after hitting as strongest hurricane in the region in 174 years

Health Minister Christopher Tufton said some patients were being moved up from ground floors where possible.

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Toll Rises as Hurricane Melissa Begins Passing Through the Bahamas

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See photos of where Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica

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Hurricane Melissa heads toward Cuba as a powerful storm, after hitting Jamaica with historic force. See how it unfolded.

There is no infrastructure in the region that can withstand a Category 5,” Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness said ahead of the storm's landfall.

Hurricane Melissa live: 'Heartbreaking' aerial footage reveals scale of destruction in Jamaica - as deaths reported

The scale of the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa is emerging, with dozens of people known to have died in Haiti and four deaths reported in Jamaica - and the storm is now approaching the Bahamas.

Jamaica expects the worst from Hurricane Melissa: ‘Total structural failure’

The Category 5 storm is expected to hit the island on Tuesday. It'll be the strongest storm there since recordkeeping began 174 years ago.