Hurricane Melissa crosses Jamaica
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People across the northern Caribbean are digging out from the destruction caused by Hurricane Melissa as deaths from the storm climbed.
The storm made landfall in Jamaica on Tuesday as a Category 5 storm and is expected to still be a major hurricane when it reaches eastern Cuba.
The storm was forecast to dump up to 25 inches of rain over Haiti, the Dominican Republic and Jamaica as it continues to strengthen this weekend.
The National Hurricane Center in Miami says Melissa has begun affecting the southeastern Bahamas SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Cuba — Melissa began affecting the southeastern Bahamas on Wednesday, according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami.
Melissa could become a Category 5 hurricane. If that wasn't enough, flooding and landslides could be widespread from Hispaniola to Jamaica and Cuba. Here's the very latest forecast.