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Hurricane Melissa crosses Jamaica

Hurricane Melissa kills 7 in Jamaica; eye passes over island

At least seven people were dead in the Caribbean on Tuesday morning before Hurricane Melissa, the world's strongest storm this year, made landfall in Jamaica.

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

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Hurricane Melissa live updates: Storm having catastrophic effect on western Jamaica

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See how Hurricane Melissa, among strongest on record, compares with historic storms

As Hurricane Melissa slams into the southern coast of Jamaica, the catastrophic Category 5 storm is expected to spawn intense storm surges and mudslides in the country's steep, mountainous terrain.

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Hurricane Melissa Is Among the Most Powerful Atlantic Hurricanes on Record

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Is Melissa a Category 6 hurricane? What to know about the Saffir-Simpson scale

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The Latest: Category 5 Hurricane Melissa set to make landfall in Jamaica

Melissa is a Category 5 storm with sustained wind speeds of 180 mph (280 kph).

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Hurricane Melissa Is Set to Hit Jamaica as Its Strongest Storm Since Records Began

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As the Atlantic Ocean warms, climate change is fueling Hurricane Melissa's ferocity

Scenes From the Caribbean as Hurricane Melissa Hits

Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica on Tuesday as a Category 5 storm, bringing lashing waves, powerful 185-mile-per-hour winds and life-threatening flooding to the Caribbean island nation.

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Hurricane Melissa is devastating the Caribbean

Satellite imagery captures the eye of Hurricane Melissa travelling over western Jamaica, generating 145 mph winds, catastrophic flash flooding, and life-threatening storm surge. Image courtesy of CIRA

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Sarasota County flight crew preps aid mission to Jamaica as Hurricane Melissa slams island

A County flight crew prepares to deliver relief supplies to Jamaica later this week as catastrophic Hurricane Melissa slams the island.

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.

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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.