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Melissa, Category 5 and Hurricane

See Hurricane Melissa tracker, projected path of Category 5 storm

Hurricane Melissa has strengthened into a Category 5 storm and is forecast to bring destructive winds and storm surge and "catastrophic flooding" to Jamaica through the day, according to the National Hurricane Center.

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Hurricane Melissa now a Category 5 storm with 160 mph winds. Latest forecast map, track.

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‘Blows my mind’: Hurricane Melissa wasn’t just a Category 5, it was ‘exceptional’

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Hurricane death toll rises as Jamaica aid effort struggles

At least 19 people have died in Jamaica as a result of Hurricane Melissa, Information Minister Dana Morris Dixon has said, as search and rescue efforts continue and authorities try to get aid to hard-...

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Hurricane Melissa leaves 49 dead in Caribbean, churns north

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Government charters flights to help Britons leave Jamaica after hurricane

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Melissa kills 25 in Haiti, nearly 30 total as hurricane batters Caribbean

Authorities reported at least 25 deaths, largely due to floods in Petit-Goave, a coastal town 64 km (40 miles) west of the capital where a river burst its banks.

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Haiti, Jamaica and Cuba pick up the pieces after Melissa’s destruction

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Hurricane Melissa: What Travelers Need to Know About Damage and Safety

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Hurricane Melissa Recap: Catastrophic Jamaica Category 5 Landfall; Damage From Hispaniola To Cuba, Bahamas

Its intensity at landfall appeared to tie an all-time Atlantic Basin record. But the devastation in Jamaica wasn't all Melissa brought to the Caribbean. Here is our recap of this historic hurricane.

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At least 50 dead as Hurricane Melissa devastates the Caribbean; Bermuda braces for storm

Melissa tore through the Caribbean as one of the most powerful storms in history, slamming Jamaica as a Category 5 hurricane earlier this week.

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19 fatalities in Jamaica from Hurricane Melissa, death toll expected to rise

Nineteen people are confirmed dead in Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa tore through the island as a Category 5 hurricane this week -- and that death toll is expected to rise, officials said. Minister of Education,

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Hurricane Melissa leaves humanitarian disaster and recovery challenge for Caribbean after more than 30 killed

The storm was making its way to the Bahamas and Bermuda Thursday morning after killing at least seven in Jamaica and 27 more across the Caribbean this week.

Cuba Rescues Residents Stranded by Floodwaters in Wake of Hurricane Melissa

Cuba worked on Friday to rescue residents still stranded by unprecedented floodwaters in the wake of Hurricane Melissa, including a flooded river that had cut off one of the country's most important east-west thoroughfares.

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Hurricane Melissa leaves trail of destruction in Jamaica’s Black River

CNN’s Derek Van Dam reports from Jamaica’s Black River region, where Hurricane Melissa has damaged homes and infrastructure, leaving many residents displaced.