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Cuba, Jamaica and Hurricane Melissa

Hurricane Melissa moves past Cuba after hitting Jamaica; death toll climbs in Haiti

Hurricane Melissa weakened on Wednesday as it barreled through the Bahamas after devastating Cuba, Jamaica and Haiti, leaving dozens of people dead and destroying infrastructure across the region.

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Hurricane Melissa: Bermuda braces for impact as Jamaica and Cuba recover

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Hurricane Melissa devastates Jamaica, Haiti and Cuba; at least 28 dead

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Hurricane Melissa leaves behind unimaginable human suffering in Jamaica as death toll climbs

Three days after Hurricane Melissa tore through the western half of Jamaica, stories continue to emerge of the widespread suffering left behind in the storm’s wake.

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Haiti, Jamaica and Cuba pick up the pieces after Melissa’s destruction

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Phone companies waive fees to help families contact loved ones in Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa

Revisiting The Category 6 Conversation After Hurricane Melissa

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.

Hurricane death toll rises as Jamaica aid effort struggles

At least 19 people have died in Jamaica as a result of Hurricane Melissa, Information Minister Dana Morris Dixon says, as search and rescue efforts continue and authorities try to get aid to hard-hit areas. The hurricane, one of the most powerful to strike the Caribbean, also killed at least 30 people in Haiti, officials say.

Smithsonian Magazine

One of the Strongest Hurricanes on Record Pummeled Jamaica and Continues to Wreak Havoc in the Caribbean

Hurricane Melissa— one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes ever recorded—is now off Cuba’s eastern coast, after leaving a trail of destruction across the large island and its much smaller neighbor, Jamaica.