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Hurricane Melissa crossing Jamaica

Hurricane Melissa kills 7 in Jamaica; eye passes over island

At least seven people were dead in the Caribbean on Tuesday as Hurricane Melissa, the world's strongest storm so far this year, made landfall in Jamaica, officials said. The eye of the storm was passing directly over western Jamaica as of 3 p.

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Hurricane Melissa charges toward Cuba after pummeling Jamaica with historic power

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Hurricane Melissa exits Jamaica after causing extensive damage, continues to travel toward Cuba

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Hurricane Melissa nears Cuba as ‘extremely dangerous’ Category 3 storm, Jamaica assessing the damage

Melissa has restrengthened into a Category 4 hurricane as it churns toward Cuba after making a historic landfall in Jamaica as one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes in history.

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Hurricane Melissa path tracker: ‘Storm of the century’ set to hit Jamaica with catastrophic impact

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Hurricane Melissa, Jamaica's strongest-ever storm, weakens to Category 4

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Hurricane Melissa makes devastating landfall in Jamaica

A Category 5 storm, it is one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes in history and could trigger a humanitarian disaster.

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Climate Factors Make Jamaica Especially Vulnerable to Hurricane Melissa

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Hurricane Melissa hits Jamaica with violent winds

Hurricane Melissa live updates: 'Extremely dangerous' storm heads toward Cuba after battering Jamaica

Hurricane Melissa is set to bring catastrophic winds, flooding and storm surge to Jamaica, forecasters have warned.

Hurricane Melissa live: Storm closing in on Cuba with 120mph winds - after Jamaica declared disaster area

Hurricane Melissa is barrelling towards Cuba after leaving a trail of destruction in Jamaica, though the full extent of its impact remains unclear. Watch and follow live below.

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Live Updates: Hurricane Melissa Brings Catastrophic Wind and Rain to Jamaica

The Category 5 storm’s slow pace could have devastating effects when it makes landfall. Officials warned those in its path to seek shelter, saying, “This is not the time to be brave.”

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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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Relief groups mobilizing to send critical emergency supplies to Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa

Hurricane Melissa is about to make landfall in Jamaica. Marlon Hill, Lead Relief Mobilizer for the south Florida organization Caribbean Strong, joins Chris Jansing to share more on how they are already preparing to send critical supplies to the country in the aftermath of the storm.

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Carnival, Royal Caribbean reroute cruises to avoid Hurricane Melissa. See the changes.

Celebrity Beyond’s Oct. 26 itinerary will visit the Western Caribbean rather than the Eastern Caribbean, according to the cruise line’s parent company, Royal Caribbean Group. The ship will visit Costa Maya in Mexico, Belize and Roatan, Honduras.