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Haiti, Jamaica and Hurricane Melissa

Hurricane Melissa ravages Jamaica and Haiti, cutting off communities and slowing emergency aid

The death toll continues to climb in Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa, a Category 5 storm, made landfall on Tuesday, Oct. 28, leaving widespread destruction in its wake.

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Hurricane Melissa death toll nears 50, mostly in Jamaica and Haiti, as focus turns to recovery

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

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Before and after Hurricane Melissa hit Jamaica seen in satellite imagery

Hurricane Melissa caused widespread flooding and devastation across the northern Caribbean, including Jamaica, Cuba, and Haiti, after roaring ashore on Wednesday.

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Melissa kills 25 in Haiti, nearly 30 total as hurricane batters Caribbean

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At least 20 dead in Haiti as Jamaican minister warns Hurricane Melissa recovery 'won't be easy'

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U.S. Officials Pledge Humanitarian Aid as Hurricane Melissa Devastates Caribbean Nations

As reported by the Miami Herald, Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness declared the country a disaster area, with at least 27 confirmed deaths in the region related to the storm.

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Hurricane Melissa nears Bermuda off Florida coast. What can Jacksonville expect?

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Hurricane Melissa leaves a trail of destruction across the Caribbean

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Despair spreads across historic seaport in Jamaica that Hurricane Melissa demolished

Hurricane Melissa made landfall in southwest Jamaica near the coastal town of Black River, which the government has described as “ground zero.”

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

The rumble of large machinery, whine of chain saws and chopping of machetes echoed through communities across the northern Caribbean on Thursday as they dug out from the destruction of Hurricane Melissa and surveyed the damage left behind.

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At least 28 dead after Hurricane Melissa devastates Jamaica, Haiti and Cuba

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,