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Jamaica, Hurricane Melissa

The Latest: Category 5 Hurricane Melissa makes landfall in Jamaica with record strength

Hurricane Melissa has made landfall on Jamaica as the strongest storm to hit the Caribbean island since records were first kept 174 years ago.

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Hurricane Melissa intensifies to Category 5, threatens Jamaica with 'catastrophic' flooding

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Hurricane Melissa live updates: Widespread destruction reported in Jamaica

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

More images are emerging of the damage wrought by Hurricane Melissa on Jamaica.

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Hurricane Melissa live: Storm hits Cuba with 120mph winds - after Jamaica declared disaster area

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Hurricane Melissa makes landfall as Jamaica's strongest-ever storm

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Hurricane Melissa hits Cuba with 120mph winds as Jamaican PM declares 'disaster area'

"It has been a very long wait for this storm and it has been a very long day for us battling through the storm," Richard Vernon tells BBC Breakfast.

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Hurricane Melissa sweeps into Cuba after ravaging Jamaica

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Hurricane Melissa strengthens as it barrels towards Cuba after Jamaica hit with flooding

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.

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The dangerous combination that made Melissa a monster hurricane

Hurricane Melissa barreled into Jamaica on Tuesday as a Category 5 storm with some of the fastest winds and strongest intensities ever recorded. The storm blew through the Caribbean island’s southwestern coast,