Haiti, Hurricane Melissa and Jamaica
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Haiti has reported three deaths and six injuries caused by landslides and flooding as Tropical Storm Melissa continues to pound several regions. Civil Protection officials report material damage across multiple departments as authorities warn of more heavy rain,
Tropical Storm Melissa, the 13th named storm of the season, formed Tuesday morning in the Caribbean with winds of 50 mph.
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Hurricane Melissa: At least 24 dead in Haiti
Hurricane Melissa is moving towards Bermuda after ripping a path of destruction through the Caribbean that left at least 20 people dead in Haiti, and parts
Category 5 Hurricane Melissa has displaced 900 families in Haiti, with 3,653 people in the Grand Sud region’s shelters as the Atlantic storm – one of the strongest on record – approaches nearby Jamaica.
Officials across the Caribbean prepare for days of heavy rain from the storm.
A demolished church, roofs blown off homes, shattered windows and debris-strewn, impassable roads: Hurricane Melissa dealt a direct hit to Jamaica's southwestern coastal communities that face a long haul picking up the pieces."It's gonna be a long road back." "Communities and towns no longer look the same," said the prime minister.