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Hurricane Melissa makes landfall in Jamaica

Hurricane Melissa's destruction in Jamaica seen in before-and-after satellite images

More than 25,000 people were still crowded in shelters on the island on Wednesday, after the storm temporarily displaced some residents and left others homeless.

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Hurricane Melissa: Bermuda braces for impact as Jamaica and Cuba recover

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Jamaica Prepared a Financial Fortress for Disaster. Hurricane Melissa Will Test It.

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Melissa Kills 25 in Haiti, Nearly 30 Total as Hurricane Batters Caribbean

Hurricane Melissa barreled through the northern Caribbean on Wednesday after thrashing Cuba's second-biggest city, isolating hundreds of rural communities, unleashing devastation in Jamaica and drench...

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At least 20 dead in Haiti as Jamaican minister warns Hurricane Melissa recovery 'won't be easy'

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25 People Die In Southern Haiti After River Flooded By Hurricane Melissa Burst Its Banks

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Caribbean islands reel from Hurricane Melissa’s devastating impact as storm heads north

The island of Jamaica took the heaviest battering, with Hurricane Melissa making landfall there on Tuesday at its strongest – as a Category 5 storm – and estimated maximum sustained winds of 185 mph ...

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Hurricane Melissa sweeps into Cuba after ravaging Jamaica

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Jamaica's strongest-ever storm, Hurricane Melissa, turns to Cuba

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Hurricane Melissa leaves humanitarian disaster and recovery challenge for Caribbean after more than 30 are killed

The storm will hit Bermuda on Thursday afternoon or evening, after Jamaica faced the devastation from one of the most powerful storms ever recorded.

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Hurricane Melissa death toll at least 27 after ‘catastrophic’ hit to Caribbean

Jamaica has been left reeling after Hurricane Melissa tore across the island as a catastrophic Category 5 storm, leaving Montego Bay, a popular tourist destination, in ruins. New video from a Hotel Catalonia guest shows debris blanketing the ground, roofs ripped away and trees twisted and mangled from the storm’s winds.

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‘It’s home': Caribbean diaspora from Miami to New York fuels Hurricane Melissa relief efforts

South Florida was spared a direct blow from Hurricane Melissa, but the massive storm still hit home for the millions of residents there who have deep roots in the Caribbean.

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One of the Strongest Hurricanes on Record Pummeled Jamaica and Continues to Wreak Havoc in the Caribbean

Hurricane Melissa— one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes ever recorded—is now off Cuba’s eastern coast, after leaving a trail of destruction across the large island and its much smaller neighbor, Jamaica.

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8 Orgs To Support Jamaica’s Much-Needed Hurricane Relief

Jamaica was slammed by gale‑force winds and torrential rain placing the Caribbean nation into a full‑blown humanitarian crisis