Hurricane Melissa causes devastation across Caribbean
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The storm will hit Bermuda on Thursday afternoon or evening, after Jamaica faced the devastation from one of the most powerful storms ever recorded.
Former Hurricane Melissa, one of the strongest Atlantic storms on record, weakened after leaving a trail of devastation across Caribbean islands.
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‘It’s home’: Caribbean diaspora from Miami to New York fuels Hurricane Melissa relief efforts
In Cooper City, Brittany and Dwayne Wolfe have offered up their home as a drop-off site for diapers and other necessities. The couple are the cofounders of The Greater Fort Lauderdale Diaper Bank, and many of the organization’s volunteers and supporters grew up in Jamaica or still have family on the island.
Hurricane Melissa may be the strongest hurricane to make landfall in the Atlantic basin. It has also ignited discussion about the need for a Category 6 designation.
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U.S.-based aid groups rush to get supplies into storm-battered Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa
Tens of thousands of Jamaicans were in shelters, and more than two-thirds of the island was still without power, according to officials.