Hurricane Melissa, Caribbean
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President Donald Trump’s military campaign against drug cartels in Latin America could soon be forced to reckon with the devastating impact of Hurricane Mellissa.
South Florida organizations are gathering clothing, food and money to assist people affected by Hurricane Melissa in the Caribbean.
Hurricane Melissa strengthened into a Category 5 could and could bring "catastrophic" flash flooding and landslides to Jamaica, Haiti and the Dominican Republic.
A fast-developing storm was expected to bring “unprecedented” amounts of rain to several countries, meteorologists said.
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Hurricane Melissa is strengthening rapidly, threatening catastrophic flooding in northern Caribbean
Tropical Storm Melissa has neared hurricane strength, threatening the northern Caribbean with potentially catastrophic rainfall, flooding and landslides.
Melissa is forecast to rapidly intensify into a major hurricane and bring life-threatening rainfall, landslides and storm surge to Jamaica, Haiti and elsewhere.
Tropical Storm Melissa is close to hurricane strength Saturday morning, forecast to rapidly intensify close to a Category 5 storm, but moving slowly while dumping “catastrophic”
"It is more than kind of distressing because you don't know when and you don't know how," said Ewan Simpson, who lives in Jamaica.