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Hurricane Melissa death toll climbs

19 fatalities in Jamaica from Hurricane Melissa, death toll expected to rise

Nineteen people are confirmed dead in Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa tore through the island as a Category 5 hurricane this week -- and that death toll is expected to rise, officials said.

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Hurricane Melissa death toll rises as aid struggles to reach parts of Jamaica

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Death toll climbs to 50 in the Caribbean as remnants of Hurricane Melissa weaken

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How Hurricane Hunters measured Melissa

Scientists plunged through the category 5 Hurricane Melissa in specialised aircraft to collect data.

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

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Jamaicans recount battle to survive Hurricane Melissa

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Amid Flattened Homes, Jamaica Starts to Assess Hurricane Melissa’s Damage

The storm flattened and flooded seaside communities, leaving piles of brick, wood and twisted metal.

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Hurricane Hunters forced to turn back after facing ‘forces stronger than normal’ in eye of Melissa

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After Hurricane Melissa, Jamaica Faces Destruction as Far as the Eye Could See

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‘You can never have too much, when you have nothing’: Hurricane Melissa devastates Caribbean, death toll still rising

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) -More than 30 people have died in the Caribbean due to Hurricane Melissa, which struck Jamaica as a Category 5 hurricane. Jamaica faced the worst of the storm, with at least 8 fatalities and more than 70% of the country left without power.

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Hurricane Melissa live: 'Heartbreaking' aerial footage reveals scale of destruction in Jamaica - as deaths reported

The scale of the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa is emerging, with dozens of people known to have died in Haiti and four deaths reported in Jamaica - and the storm is now approaching the Bahamas.

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Despair spreads across historic seaport in Jamaica that Hurricane Melissa demolished

Hurricane Melissa made landfall in southwest Jamaica this week near the coastal town of Black River, which the government has described as “ground zero.”