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Hurricane Melissa to hit Jamaica

Hurricane Melissa live updates: Category 5 hurricane makes landfall in Jamaica

Hurricane Melissa has 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 makes landfall in Jamaica with estimated winds of 185mph

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Hurricane Melissa makes landfall in Jamaica as catastrophic Category 5 storm

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Melissa’s Powerful Winds Could Be Even Worse in Jamaica’s Mountains

Hurricane Melissa’s destructive winds could be significantly stronger in Jamaica’s mountains, which cover nearly half the country, than at sea level when the storm hits the island on Tuesday.

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Hurricane Melissa hurtles towards Jamaica with island braced for 175mph winds and huge 13ft-waves in 'storm of the century': Live updates

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'If a hurricane hits, we're screwed' says displaced Haitian

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Hurricane Melissa to bring 'catastrophic situation' to Jamaica in storm of the century

"Today will be very difficult for tens of thousands, if not millions of people in Jamaica," IFRC's Necephor Mghendi said via video link from Port of Spain in Trinidad and Tobago.

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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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Hurricane Melissa Nears Jamaica as ‘Catastrophic’ Storm

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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Live Video Captures Hurricane Melissa’s Devastating Landfall in Jamaica

Several live cam videos captured the storm's impacts as it barreled onshore on Tuesday. The brunt of the impacts is being felt in St. Elizabeth Parish, the southwestern part of the island, where Hurricane Melissa made landfall as a Category 5 storm.