Haiti, Jamaica and Melissa
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The National Hurricane Center in Miami warned of "life-threatening and catastrophic flash flooding and landslides" throughout Hispaniola.
Haiti is expected to see catastrophic flash floods and landslides early next week causing “extensive infrastructural damage and potentially prolonged isolation of communities.” The southwestern peninsula of Haiti, from the border of the Dominican Republic to Port-au-Prince, was placed under a hurricane watch and a tropical-storm warning.
U.N. Security Council members have warned Haiti’s leaders that time is running out to restore security and hold general elections as the deadline to install a new government nears
Officials across the Caribbean prepare for days of heavy rain from the storm.
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Tropical Storm Melissa could bring catastrophic flooding to Jamaica, Haiti
Tropical Storm Melissa, set to become a major hurricane, threatens Jamaica and Haiti with deadly flooding, landslides, and multi-day winds.
Tropical Storm Melissa is lumbering through the Caribbean Sea and bringing a risk of dangerous landslides and life-threatening flooding to Jamaica and southern Hispaniola.
Six people have been convicted on charges related to the assassination and 51 are awaiting trial in Haiti and another five in Miami.
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) is reporting that all personnel who are deployed in Haiti are accounted for and in high spirits. Tropical Storm Melissa has brought intense rain to Haiti, causing floods and landslides, which have ...
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Tropical Storm Melissa brings heavy rain and a flood risk to Haiti, Dominican Republic and Jamaica
Tropical Storm Melissa has begun dumping rain on Hispaniola as forecasters warned of a flood risk in parts of the Caribbean region this week.