Category 5, Hurricane Melissa and Jamaica
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Hurricane Melissa intensified to Category 5, threatening severe impact on Jamaica. Catastrophic flooding and landslides are expected due to high rainfall. U.S. Navy base at Guantanamo Bay evacuated families ahead of the storm's arrival.
The scale of devastation left by Hurricane Melissa is becoming clear after the record-setting storm tore through Jamaica, Haiti and Cuba, leaving at least 34 people dead. Although downgraded from a category five to a category two storm,
Melissa tore through the Caribbean as one of the most powerful storms in history, slamming Jamaica as a Category 5 hurricane earlier this week.