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Hurricane Melissa, one of the strongest storms in Caribbean history, has devastated Jamaica, battered Cuba, and unleashed deadly flooding in Haiti. The hurricane is now intensifying again as it heads toward the Bahamas.
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As Hurricane Melissa emerges off Cuba’s northern coast, the storm is reorganizing over the warm Atlantic, packing maximum winds of 100 mph. Hurricane Warnings remain in effect for the Southeastern and Central Bahamas, where dangerous impacts are expected soon. With its core expanding and movement accelerating northeast, Melissa continues to make history as it barrels toward the next set of islands.
Jamaica: Record-Breaking Winds and Catastrophic Floods
Jamaica awoke Wednesday to a landscape changed by Hurricane Melissa, which made landfall Tuesday as a record-shattering Category 5 with 185 mph winds. Prime Minister Andrew Holness declared the country a “disaster area” after the storm ripped through Manchester Parish and St. Elizabeth, flattening homes, uprooting trees, and flooding entire neighborhoods.
In Montego Bay, floodwaters left residents stranded as emergency crews worked to clear roads and
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