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Hurricane Melissa approaches Jamaica as a Category 5 storm. Some say that it resembles Hurricane Gilbert in 1988.

Hurricane Melissa left at least dozens dead and caused widespread destruction across Cuba, Haiti and Jamaica, where roofless homes, toppled utility poles and water-logged furniture dominated the landscape Wednesday.

That’s the challenge.” Newsweek reached out to the National Hurricane Center (NHC) by email for comment. As of Tuesday morning, Hurricane Melissa was an extremely dangerous Category 5 hurricane with maximum sustained wind speeds of 185 mph.

Hurricane Melissa made landfall on Tuesday as a category five storm in Jamaica, where thousands of people remain without power. It was the strongest storm to have hit the country, with sustained winds of 185mph (298kph).