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Most of Jamaica remains without power, as our correspondent reports floods, mudslides and "palm trees tossed like toothpicks".
Melissa is a deadly Category 5 hurricane and is expected to become to worst hurricane in Jamaica's history before it travels north to Cuba.
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'Worst-Case Scenario' As Hurricane Melissa Makes Landfall In Jamaica: What This Means For FL
With sustained winds of 185 mph and a wind gust even hitting 252 mph, Cat. 5 Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica.
Hurricane Melissa— one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes ever recorded—is now off Cuba’s eastern coast, after leaving a trail of destruction across the large island and its much smaller neighbor, Jamaica.
Hours from landfall, Hurricane Melissa is also slow moving like Hurricane Harvey in 2017, which could mean catastrophic flooding.
Once described as a tropical paradise, the coastal town of Black River, Jamaica, is now being compared to “hell on Earth” after being ravaged by Hurricane Melissa.
Jamaicans are beginning to pick up the pieces after category five monster Hurricane Melissa tore across the Caribbean Island country on Tuesday, Oct. 28. And while the country's largest city, Kingston,
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Nicola Carara's home has suffered damage, including a leaking roof and fallen trees, but she said the impact is minimal compared to surrounding areas.
In light of the damage caused by Hurricane Melissa, Disney Treasure will no longer call to Falmouth, Jamaica, on its next sailing.
As the people of Jamaica are urged to 'seek shelter now' before Hurricane Melissa makes landfall, worrying forecasts show just how catastrophic this storm could be, with maps turning black in some pla