Hurricane Melissa kills at least 50 across Caribbean
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Hurricane Melissa death toll nears 50, mostly in Jamaica and Haiti, as it hurries toward Bermuda
Jamaica, Haiti and Cuba were assessing the damage and beginning to dig out after they were slammed by Hurricane Melissa, which left dozens dead.
Hurricane Melissa is a Category 1 hurricane located about 255 miles north of Bermuda. The storm is sustaining winds of 90 mph and is moving northeast at 41 mph.
Melissa was a Category 2 storm with sustained winds of 105 mph as of 7 a.m. Thursday and a hurricane warning was in effect in Bermuda. Melissa was 605 miles west of Bermuda, moving north-northeast at 21 mph. There is no threat to Louisiana or the Gulf Coast.
Residents have sought shelter this evening in preparation of Hurricane Melissa, which is expected to pass Bermuda as a Category 2 hurricane. Several parishes have experienced outages ahead of the
As Hurricane Melissa accelerates northeastward over the western Atlantic, it will pass just west of Bermuda and could pass over the southeastern part of Newfoundland with torrential rain, high winds and heavy seas.
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