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Hurricane Melissa kills 7 in Jamaica

Hurricane Melissa live updates: Widespread destruction reported in Jamaica

Hurricane Melissa struck the western part of Jamaica the hardest, leaving widespread destruction, officials said. Black River Hospital on the southwest side of the island has been devastated and several other hospitals suffered damage, Desmond McKenzie, the minister of Local Government and Community Development, said.

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Category 5 Hurricane Melissa brings flooding and catastrophic winds to Jamaica

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Jamaica begins sorting through damage after Hurricane Melissa's direct hit

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See photos of powerful Hurricane Melissa effects as it slams Jamaica

Hurricane Melissa threatened Jamaica with potentially deadly rains after rapidly intensifying into a top-level Category 5 storm, as residents scrambled for shelter from what could be the island's most...

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Four deaths from Hurricane Melissa confirmed in Jamaica as storm leaves trail of destruction across Caribbean

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Consulate of Jamaica in Chicago working to help people stranded on island return home after Hurricane Melissa

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The Latest: Category 5 Hurricane Melissa set to make landfall in Jamaica

It is expected to slice diagonally across the island, entering near St. Elizabeth parish in the south and exiting around St. Ann parish in the north, before heading for Cuba.

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Hurricane Melissa targets Jamaica as deadly Cat 5 while Sarasota keeps close watch

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US rescue teams to descend on hard-hit Caribbean after catastrophic Hurricane Melissa's impact

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'Extremely dangerous' storm heads toward Cuba after battering Jamaica

Hurricane Melissa, which is stronger than Hurricane Katrina, is set to bring catastrophic winds, flash flooding and high storm surges to the island of Jamaica.

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Hurricane Melissa heads toward Cuba as a powerful storm, after hitting Jamaica with historic force

Hurricane Melissa came ashore in Jamaica Tuesday as a catastrophic Category 5 storm, one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes on record, and it will continue on to hit eastern Cuba as a major hurricane,

Before and after satellite imagery showcases extensive Hurricane Melissa destruction in Jamaica

Satellite imagery captured before and after in areas in Jamaica showcase the widespread destruction caused by the major Category 5 hurricane that packed winds of 185 mph and made landfall as the third-strongest Atlantic Basin hurricane on record.