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Jamaica, Haiti and Melissa

Hurricane Melissa, now Category 3, threatens heavy floods in Jamaica, Haiti

Hurricane Melissa has rapidly strengthened into a major Category 3 with potentially catastrophic consequences, as it dropped torrential rain in the northern Caribbean and threatened disastrous floodin...

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Melissa strengthens into a Category 3 hurricane, threating catastrophic flooding in Jamaica, Haiti

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Tropical Storm Melissa expected to turn into category 4 hurricane, Jamaica braces for rain & floods; hospitals on alert

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Tropical Storm Melissa: Follow the storm, possible impacts in Brevard

Forecasters are monitoring Tropical Storm Melissa, which is expected to become a “major” hurricane by the end of the weekend.

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Melissa expected to rapidly intensify into major hurricane in the Caribbean

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Storm Melissa Reaches Hurricane Strength, Threatens Catastrophic Flooding In Northern Caribbean

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Hurricane Melissa forms, could reach Category 5, heads toward Jamaica. Florida update

Catastrophic flash flooding and landslides are expected for Jamaica and Haiti, and possible for the Dominican Republic.

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Tropical Storm Melissa Stationary in the Caribbean as 4 Deaths Reported and Huge Rains Expected

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Interactive maps show timeline, predicted strength of Tropical Storm Melissa over next 5 days

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Jamaica braces as rapidly intensifying Hurricane Melissa creeps toward island

Tropical Storm Melissa has become a hurricane and is expected to strengthen into at least Category 4 intensity, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said on Saturday. The rapidly intensifying storm is expected to wreak havoc across the Caribbean with catastrophic floods,

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#EyeOnMelissa: Holness to meet with Golding to discuss Jamaica’s preparedness for Melissa

Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness and Opposition Leader Mark Golding are to meet at 12:30 this afternoon to discuss the country’s state of readiness for Tropical Storm Melissa which most models are indicating will directly impact Jamaica as a hurricane early next week.

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PM Holness confident in Jamaica's readiness to face Tropical Storm Melissa

Prime Minister Dr. Andrew Holness has assured that his government is in a state of readiness as Tropical Storm Melissa approac