Hurricane Melissa

Jamaica relief efforts continue in aftermath of Hurricane Melissa

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Jamaica relief efforts continue in aftermath of Hurricane Melissa

Rescuers and aid workers fanned out across Jamaica on Saturday to distribute food and water and reach communities still isolated four days after Hurricane Melissa hit the island. One of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes to make landfall, Melissa has been blamed for at least 19 deaths in Jamaica, 31 in …

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

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

People across the northern Caribbean are beginning to dig out from the destruction of Hurricane Melissa, as deaths from the catastrophic storm climbed to at least 28 across Haiti, Jamaica and the Dominican Republic, with Haiti reporting most of those fatalities. On Thursday, Melissa was moving away from the Bahamas …

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