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Hurricane History

Death Toll Nears 50 From Hurricane Melissa as Jamaica Reels

Rescue crews are struggling to reach cut-off communities due to widespread outages and blocked roads.

Hurricane Melissa Hits Cuba After Record Jamaica Landfall

Melissa Slams Jamaica as Cuban Evacuations Top 735,000 With Powerful Hurricane Nearing

Hurricane Melissa Slams Jamaica as Record Category 5, Knocking Out Power to Over 500,000

Category 5 Hurricane Melissa Bears Down on Jamaica With Catastrophic Flood Risk

Hurricane Melissa Intensifies to Category 4 Near Jamaica With Cat 5 Possible