US EditionThe Worst Has Passed Here in Jamaica, but the Storm Isn’t over Yet
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Hurricane Melissa, which hit Jamaica, is the "storm of the century" by World Meteorological Organization tropical cyclone expert Anne-Claire Fontan.
The island faces heavy damage: roads cut off, homes damaged, floods and electricity cuts affecting hundreds of thousands of people.
Hurricane spares Kingston, Jamaica, from worst of its wrath so far, religious brother says - Biweekly Newspaper for the Diocese of Richmond %
(OSV News) — The director of apostolates for a Jamaica-based religious community serving the poor in Kingston said Oct. 28 that the Category-5 Hurricane Melissa seems to be sparing Kingston the worst of its wrath. But he added that the storm was not yet finished, and much remained unknown about the historic hurricane’s impact in the region. “In this hurricane we did quite a bit of preparation and honestly we are scared and we don’t know what to …
The worst has passed here in Jamaica, but the storm isn’t over yet
We’re getting to the end of the worst storm in Jamaica’s modern history. Here in Kingston, the capital, the winds are starting to subside – but the storm isn’t over yet. Authorities are urging residents to stay in their shelters until sunrise, in about an hour. The eye of Hurricane Melissa has passed over Jamaica, …
Hurricane Melissa reached the southern coast of eastern Cuba on Wednesday after making landfall in southwestern Jamaica as the strongest storm ever recorded.
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