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Hurricane Melissa, Jamaica and Caribbean

Hurricane Melissa barrels towards Cuba as Jamaica warned of more 'catastrophic' flooding

Cuba's President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez has recently posted on X to say more than 735,000 people across the country have been evacuated due to Melissa.

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Hurricane Melissa Live Updates: Over Half A Million Jamaicans Without Power As Storm Rips Through Caribbean

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As Caribbean dreads Hurricane Melissa’s destruction, it can no longer count on USAID

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Hurricane Melissa could be the strongest to hit Jamaica since records began in 1851

Hurricane Melissa intensified to Category 5 strength Monday as it neared Jamaica with up to 30 inches (76 centimetres) of rain and a life-threatening storm surge.

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Hurricane Melissa bears down on Jamaica and threatens to be the island’s strongest recorded storm

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Hurricane Melissa makes landfall in Jamaica as devastating Category 5 storm

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Hurricane Melissa to batter Jamaica as the island's strongest storm on record in almost 2 centuries

“There is no infrastructure in the region that can withstand a Category 5,” Prime Minister Andrew Holness said.

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At Least 1.6M Children At Risk As Hurricane Melissa Bears Down On Caribbean

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300 km/h: Hurricane Melissa nears intensity limits, brings 'catastrophic' impact

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Hurricane Melissa live updates: 'Extremely dangerous' storm heads toward Cuba after battering Jamaica

Hurricane Melissa is set to bring catastrophic winds, flooding and storm surge to Jamaica, forecasters have warned.

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Carnival, Royal Caribbean reroute cruises to avoid Hurricane Melissa. See the changes.

Celebrity Beyond’s Oct. 26 itinerary will visit the Western Caribbean rather than the Eastern Caribbean, according to the cruise line’s parent company, Royal Caribbean Group. The ship will visit Costa Maya in Mexico, Belize and Roatan, Honduras.

Tuesday, Oct. 28: National Hurricane Center's update on Category 3 Hurricane Melissa

Today, Today, there were numerous changes. Melissa developed into hurricane, before turning into a Category 5 hurricane. Then, it weakened to a Category 4 hurricane and was later downgraded to a Category 3 hurricane with sustained winds of 125 mph.

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Live Updates: Hurricane Melissa Brings Catastrophic Wind and Rain to Jamaica

The Category 5 storm’s slow pace could have devastating effects when it makes landfall. Officials warned those in its path to seek shelter, saying, “This is not the time to be brave.”

WATCH: Streets of Jamaica flood with water after Hurricane Melissa wreaks havoc in the Caribbean island

As Melissa hit Jamaica with a sustained speed of 185 mph near New Hope, landslides, uprooting of trees and several power outages were reported across the island.

Hurricane Melissa latest spaghetti models, Florida forecast, path, trajectory for Tuesday

Historic, life-threatening flash flooding and landslides are expected in portions of Jamaica, southern Haiti and the Dominican Republic through the weekend, the NHC said. Peak storm surge heights could reach 9 to 13 feet above normal tide levels when the storm makes landfall, accompanied by large and powerfully destructive waves.

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Hurricane Melissa reaches Category 5 strength. No impact expected for Ohio Valley

Hurricane Melissa reached Category 5 status near Jamaica but won't impact the Ohio Valley. Get live updates and tracking information.

Relief groups mobilizing to send critical emergency supplies to Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa

Hurricane Melissa is about to make landfall in Jamaica. Marlon Hill, Lead Relief Mobilizer for the south Florida organization Caribbean Strong, joins Chris Jansing to share more on how they are already preparing to send critical supplies to the country in the aftermath of the storm.