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Hurricane Melissa hits Jamaica

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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Hurricane Melissa barrels over Cuba after hammering Jamaica; death toll rises: Updates

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Live updates: Hurricane Melissa makes landfall in Cuba after pummeling Jamaica

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Hurricane Melissa could be the strongest to hit Jamaica since records began in 1851

Hurricane Melissa intensified to Category 5 strength Monday as it neared Jamaica with up to 30 inches (76 centimetres) of rain and a life-threatening storm surge.

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The Latest: Category 5 Hurricane Melissa makes landfall in Jamaica with record strength

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Eye of Melissa moves past Jamaica after hitting as strongest hurricane in the region in 174 years

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Much of Jamaica without power or phone service as Hurricane Melissa hits Cuba

"The night was terrifying," one man in Cuba tells us. "It sounded like a tornado. I was awake all night"

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Category 5 Hurricane Melissa brings flooding and catastrophic winds to Jamaica

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Hurricane Melissa slams Jamaica. It’s tied as strongest land-falling Atlantic storm

Much of Jamaica left without power or phone service as Hurricane Melissa hits Cuba

Our correspondent in Jamaica reports floods, mudslides, roofs being ripped from buildings, and "palm trees tossed like toothpicks".

Melissa Moving Across Cuba, Headed Toward Bahamas Next

Hurricane Melissa made a second landfall in Cuba early Wednesday as a Category 3 storm. Damaging winds, torrential rain and a dangerous storm surge will continue across Cuba Wednesday. Melissa is forecast to move across the Bahamas late Wednesday and then pass near Bermuda Thursday night.