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Hurricane Melissa to hit Jamaica

Hurricane Melissa live updates: Storm having catastrophic effect on western Jamaica

Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica as a Category 5 hurricane -- one of the most powerful hurricane landfalls on record in the Atlantic basin.

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Hurricane Melissa live updates: 'Extremely dangerous' storm makes landfall in Jamaica as Category 5

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Hurricane Melissa targets Jamaica as deadly Cat 5 while Sarasota keeps close watch

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Jamaica braces for category 5 hurricane Melissa

Hurricane Melissa was expected to bring severe damage as it makes landfall on Tuesday (October 28) in Jamaica with storm surges, flash floods and landslides.

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The US-based group expects between 15in (38cm) and 30in (76cm) of rainfall to hit Jamaica, with extensive rain in Cuba and the south-eastern Bahamas, bringing "numerous landslides".

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Jamaica braces for the strongest storm on Earth this year as Hurricane Melissa barrels toward the island, triggering mass evacuations

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What makes Melissa such a dangerous storm

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See video of Hurricane Melissa generating powerful lightning storm before landfall

Hurricane Melissa, which hit Jamaica as a Category 5 with sustained winds of 185 miles per hour, could bring up to 30 inches of rain.

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Hurricane Melissa live updates: 'Extremely dangerous' Category 4 storm barrels across Jamaica after making landfall; at least 7 reported dead

Melissa has been blamed for at least seven deaths. At least three people were killed by the storm in Haiti over the weekend, and a fourth died in the Dominican Republic, where another person remains missing. In Jamaica, officials said at least three people died ahead of Melissa's arrival.

Hurricane Melissa hits Jamaica with violent winds as authorities warn of 'catastrophic' flooding

Tamisha Lee is in Mandeville, where she is seeing heavy rain, powerful winds, objects flying through the air, and darkness as the electricity has gone out. Lee is the president of the Jamaica Network of Rural Women Producers (JNRWP), a partner of humanitarian organisation CARE International, which will be helping with the recovery effort.