US EditionJamaica Waits for Hurricane Melissa as Cuba Prepares for Possible Floods · Global Voices
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With full force the hurricane hit the coast of Jamaica. The cyclone covered roofs, fell trees and flooded roads. Thousands seek shelter in emergency shelters.
It will cross Jamaica vertically in the next few hours, before moving towards the east coast of Cuba, where it is expected to weaken.
The eye of the category 5 hurricane Melissa will reach Jamaica by the end of the evening on Tuesday. Many material and human losses are to be feared, especially as the low speed of movement of the hurricane increases the risk of damage.
Hurricane Melissa tracker map as Jamaica and Cuba hammered by 'catastrophic' 175mph winds - The Mirror
Hurricane Melissa is expected to make landfall in the Caribbean today and surge across the region, catching several countries in its breadth including Jamaica and Cuba
Jamaica expects on Tuesday the impact of Hurricane Melissa, category 5, whose preliminary effects are already being noted on the island. Dominican Republic, Haiti and eastern Cuba are also on alert, so the hurricane could affect about 1.5 million people throughout the Caribbean as declared by the Red Cross. According to the last part of the National Hurricane Center of the United States (NHC), Melissa is going to reach these countries with maxim…
Hurricane Melissa Slams Jamaica With Record-Breaking Winds, Floods
by Stefan J. Bos, Worthy News Chief International Correspondent KINGSTON (Worthy News) – Hurricane Melissa was rapidly threatening Jamaica with potentially deadly, never-before-seen catastrophic winds and up to three feet (91.5 centimeters) of rain, witnesses and officials said Monday. Sustained winds of up to 175 miles (282 kilometers) per hour were recorded Monday afternoon as the slow-moving Category 5 storm barreled toward the Caribbean isla…
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