Jamaica, Melissa and Hurricane
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A powerful Category 5 Hurricane Melissa has begun its assault on Jamaica on Tuesday with the threat of “catastrophic flash flooding, landslides, and destructive winds,” according to the National
HURRICANE MELISSA Melissa is now a powerful, Category 5 hurricane with its sights set on Jamaica. See the latest track and timeline for landfall⬇️
Hurricane Melissa, which is stronger than Hurricane Katrina, is set to bring catastrophic winds, flash flooding and high storm surges to the island of Jamaica.
Watch Jamaica live webcams capture Hurricane Melissa's landfall. Live webcam video as tropical storm nears Kingston, Montego Bay, Treasure Beach and more.
WHEN 73-year-old career politician Desmond McKenzie mounted the dais at King’s House in St Andrew on Monday as one of three people to be vested with the Order of Jamaica (OJ) this year, he carried with him the people of West Kingston and the memory of several key figures who guided his calling.
Jamaica braces as rapidly intensifying Hurricane Melissa creeps toward island – Nation and World News | West Hawaii Today
A couple from Cane Bay in the Charleston area went to Jamacia on their honeymoon after their wedding, but could not leave after Hurricane Melissa made landfall.
Beryl was the strongest storm to hit Jamaica since Hurricane Dean in 2007, Rhea Pierre, disaster manager for the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, said in the aftermath. Hurricane Dean passed just south of Jamaica on Aug. 20, 2007, bringing powerful winds, heavy rains and storm surge to the region.