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Cuba, Jamaica clean up

Hurricane Melissa floods streets in Kingston as it hits Jamaica

Hurricane Melissa made landfall in eastern Cuba Wednesday as a Category 3 storm after pummeling Jamaica as one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes on record, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.

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Cuba, Jamaica clean up as Hurricane Melissa moves across the Bahamas

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The Latest: Category 5 Hurricane Melissa Makes Landfall in Jamaica With Record Strength

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Before-and-after satellite images show devastating degree of destruction from Hurricane Melissa: 'Towns no longer look the same'

Satellite footage of Jamaica in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa revealed staggering changes to the landscape, according to Fox Weather.

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Hurricane death toll rises as Jamaica aid effort struggles

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Hurricane Melissa strengthens en route to Bermuda as death toll rises

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Caribbean reels from 'unprecedented' hurricane destruction

"It will be a very difficult night for all of Cuba, but we will recover," Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel said on social media platform X.

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Phone companies waive fees to help families contact loved ones in Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa

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Jamaican Americans Mobilize After the Island’s Worst Hurricane in a Century

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Reggae stars step up to help Jamaica after monster storm: ‘Really dire’

Another reggae superstar, Shaggy, is also rallying for his home country. For the artist, known for such hits as “Boombastic,” “In the Summertime” and “It Wasn’t Me,” the cause is more personal; his wife, Rebecca Packer, rode out the storm there, CBS News reports.

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Hurricane spares Kingston, Jamaica, from worst of its wrath so far, religious brother says

The director of apostolates for a Jamaica-based religious community serving the poor in Kingston said Oct. 28 that the Category-5 Hurricane Melissa seems to be sparing Kingston the worst of its wrath. But he added that the storm was not yet finished and much remained unknown about the historic hurricane’s impact in the region.

Jamaica Food and Drink festival wins third Caribbean title

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Jamaica Food and Drink Festival (JFDF) has been named “Caribbean’s Best Culinary Festival” at the World Culinary Awards for the third time, following previous wins in 2021 and 2022.

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Where is Hurricane Melissa headed? Track storm's path as it's set to weaken

Hurricane Melissa is expected to weaken into an extratropical cyclone on Friday, Oct. 31, the National Hurricane Center said.