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Hurricane Melissa hits Cuba

Hurricane Melissa moves past Cuba after hitting Jamaica; death toll climbs in Haiti

Hurricane Melissa weakened on Wednesday as it barreled through the Bahamas after devastating Cuba, Jamaica and Haiti, leaving dozens of people dead and destroying infrastructure across the region.

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Hurricane Melissa: Bermuda braces for impact as Jamaica and Cuba recover

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Hurricane Melissa devastates Jamaica, Haiti and Cuba; at least 28 dead

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Eye of Melissa moves past Jamaica after hitting as strongest hurricane in the region in 174 years

Hurricane Melissa was set to pummel Jamaica on Tuesday as a catastrophic Category 5 storm, the strongest to lash the island since record-keeping began 174 years ago.

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Jamaica’s tourist resorts and ports could face a long recovery from hurricane

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Will Hurricane Melissa affect the UK weather?

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Caribbean islands reel from Hurricane Melissa’s devastating impact as storm heads north

The island of Jamaica took the heaviest battering, with Hurricane Melissa making landfall there on Tuesday at its strongest – as a Category 5 storm – and estimated maximum sustained winds of 185 mph ...

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See photos of where Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica

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Hurricane Melissa leaves trail of destruction across Cuba, Haiti and Jamaica

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

All of Jamaica’s financial defenses — insurance, bonds and credit lines — could be deployed to recover from Hurricane Melissa. Will it be enough?

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Entire communities in Jamaica demolished or isolated by direct hit from Hurricane Melissa: Officials

At first light on Wednesday, the coastal communities of southwestern Jamaica bore the devastation of being in the direct path of Hurricane Melissa.

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Jamaica reports 19 deaths from Hurricane Melissa, total death toll climbs to 44

At least 19 people died as a result from Hurricane Melissa in Jamaica, the country's information minister told Reuters, bringing the total confirmed death toll from the storm to at least 44.

Hurricane Melissa Turns Toward Jamaica, Bringing 175 M.P.H. Winds and Catastrophic Rains

The prime minister ordered mandatory evacuations as officials braced for tens of thousands to be displaced. Three people were killed and 13 others injured during preparations for the storm, the health minister said.

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Samaritan's Purse sends 757 airlift to Jamaica in aftermath of Hurricane Melissa

Samaritan's Purse sent its first relief airlift to Jamaica on Thursday in the aftermath of the disastrous Hurricane Melissa, which hit Jamaica and other Caribbean nations this week. (Courtesy of Samar

Reggae star Shaggy leads Hurricane Melissa relief effort in Jamaica

As airports in Jamaica slowly reopen following Hurricane Melissa, relief efforts are also beginning to pour into the island. From a private hangar at Miami International Airport, one of the first planes bound for Kingston was loaded with hundreds of pounds of supplies coordinated by reggae superstar Norville "Shaggy" Rogers.