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Hurricane Melissa heads toward Cuba

Hurricane Melissa live updates: Category 2 storm slams into Cuba after devastating Jamaica

Hurricane Melissa made landfall on Cuba this morning as an "extremely dangerous" Category 3 hurricane, the National Hurricane Center in Miami said.

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Where is Jamaica? Hurricane Melissa makes landfall as dangerous Cat. 5 hurricane

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Hurricane Melissa heads toward Cuba as a powerful storm, after hitting Jamaica with historic force

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Hurricane Melissa makes landfall as Jamaica's strongest-ever storm

Hurricane Melissa made landfall in western Jamaica on Tuesday, local time.

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Hurricane Melissa ravages Jamaica: Power outages and stranded tourists

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At least 20 dead in Haiti as Jamaican minister warns Hurricane Melissa recovery 'won't be easy'

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First deaths from Hurricane Melissa confirmed in Jamaica as storm leaves trail of destruction across Caribbean

Serious damage and total devastation - that's how Jamaica's PM Andrew Holness has described the south east and south west of the island after taking an aerial tour.

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Downgraded Hurricane Melissa makes landfall in Cuba

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After causing catastrophic damage in Cuba and Jamaica, Hurricane Melissa travels toward the Bahamas

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Hurricane Melissa live updates: Widespread destruction reported in Jamaica

Hurricane Melissa tore a path of destruction across Jamaica on Tuesday, prompting the prime minister to declare the country a disaster area, after the storm made landfall as a Category 5 hurricane, one of the most powerful landfalls on record in the Atlantic basin.

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Category 5 Hurricane Melissa brings flooding and catastrophic winds to Jamaica

Hurricane Melissa has hit southwestern Jamaica as a catastrophic Category 5 storm, causing heavy flooding and wind damage.

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Hurricane Melissa intensifies to Category 5, threatens Jamaica with 'catastrophic' flooding

The most powerful storm to hit the region since 1988 could inundate some areas of eastern Jamaica with up to 40 inches of rain. The arrival of its core has been delayed by stalling.

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Texas honeymooners trapped in Jamaica as Category 5 Hurricane Melissa slams island

Texas newlyweds Kasydee and Hunter Bishop are trapped near Montego Bay, Jamaica, as Hurricane Melissa approaches as a Category 5 storm with 175 mph winds.