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Hurricane Melissa to hit Jamaica

'Extremely dangerous' storm heads toward Cuba after battering Jamaica

The State Department has received a formal request from Jamaica to assist people affected by Hurricane Melissa and is working with the government accordingly, a State Department spokesperson said.

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Hurricane Melissa heads toward Cuba as a powerful storm, after hitting Jamaica with historic force. See how it unfolded.

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Hurricane Melissa bears down on Jamaica as possibly the island’s strongest recorded storm

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Hurricane Melissa leaves 25 dead in Haiti, causes widespread damage in Jamaica and Cuba

Flooding from Hurricane Melissa killed 25 people in Haiti while the storm still churned across Cuba on Wednesday after leaving Jamaica with widespread damage and power outages, officials say.

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Hurricane Melissa makes landfall in Cuba, bringing dangerous winds, storm surge

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Hurricane Melissa hits Cuba hours after devastating Jamaica

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Hurricane Melissa brings flooding, catastrophic winds to Jamaica

Hurricane Melissa has strengthened into a Category 5 storm, according to the National Hurricane Center.

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Hurricane Melissa is among the most powerful Atlantic hurricanes on record

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Hurricane Melissa Tied Record Strongest Atlantic Basin Landfall In Nearly 100 Years

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Category 5 Hurricane Melissa brings flooding and catastrophic winds to Jamaica

The Caribbean storm — among the most powerful in history, with 185 mph winds — is expected to bring flash-flooding and landslides as it slowly moves across the island and heads north toward Cuba.

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

The most powerful storm to hit the region since 1988 could inundate some areas of eastern Jamaica with up to 40 inches of rain. The arrival of its core has been delayed by stalling.

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Hurricane Melissa live updates: Widespread destruction reported in Jamaica

Hurricane Melissa struck the western part of Jamaica the hardest, leaving widespread destruction, officials said. Black River Hospital on the southwest side of the island has been devastated and several other hospitals suffered damage, Desmond McKenzie, the minister of Local Government and Community Development, said.

Hurricane Melissa Heads Into The Atlantic Following Historic Jamaica Category 5 Landfall

Melissa sets its sights on Bermuda after its historic Category 5 landfall in Jamaica and major hurricane lashing in eastern Cuba. Here's the very latest forecast and recap, so far.