Hurricane Melissa approaches Jamaica
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Hurricane Melissa has caused devastating flooding in Haiti, leading to at least 20 deaths on the island. Many homes have been washed away in the floodwaters and people have been clearing debris with their bare hands, Pascal Bimenyimana from the World Relief NGO says.
Hurricane Melissa is on track to pass through the southeastern islands of the Bahamas, which are sparsely populated compared to the islands in the north of the archipelago. The two islands that are in the storm’s direct path, Crooked Island and Long Island, have a total population of just a few thousand people.
Hurricane Melissa moves toward Bermuda after more than 30 die across Caribbean More than 30 deaths are being attributed to the storm across Jamaica, Haiti and the Dominican Republic, according to officials.
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Bridge submerged by swollen river as Hurricane Melissa nears Jamaica
A bridge connecting communities in the parish of St Catherine, Jamaica, was completely submerged by a swollen river as Hurricane Melissa closed in on the country on Tuesday, October 28. The normally visible bridge disappeared beneath the rising water,
THIS is the moment a US Air Force crew punched straight through the heart of Hurricane Melissa — and found eerie stillness inside the monster storm’s deadly core. Cockpit footage from the “Teal
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Hurricane Melissa made landfall in southwest Jamaica this week near the coastal town of Black River, which the government has described as “ground zero.”