Caribbean, Hurricane Melissa
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People across the northern Caribbean were digging out from the destruction of Hurricane Melissa on Thursday as deaths from the catastrophic storm climbed.
Tropical Storm Melissa is lumbering through the Caribbean Sea and bringing a risk of dangerous landslides and life-threatening flooding to Jamaica and southern Hispaniola.
A new tropical storm has formed over the central Caribbean. Melissa could strengthen later this week as it moves toward Haiti and Jamaica.
Tropical Storm Melissa, the 13th named storm of the season, formed Tuesday morning in the Caribbean with winds of 50 mph.
Tropical Storm Melissa formed in the Caribbean Sea on Tuesday as forecasters warned that heavy rain and flooding could hit Haiti and Jamaica later this week.