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Hurricane Melissa makes landfall in Jamaica

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Hurricane Melissa hits Jamaica with violent winds as authorities warn of 'extremely dangerous' situation

Citizens are urged not to leave their shelter as the eye passes through the country.

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Category 4 Hurricane Melissa threatens catastrophic flooding in Jamaica and Haiti

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Catastrophic Hurricane Melissa makes landfall in Jamaica with 185 mph winds

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Hurricane Melissa Is Most Powerful Storm To Hit Jamaica In At Least 174 Years

Hurricane Melissa is a Category 5 storm, and the National Hurricane Center says its wind speeds reach up to 180 mph.

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Why Hurricane Melissa is so dangerous

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Catastrophic Hurricane Melissa edges toward Jamaica with 175 mph winds. What happens next?

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Fears for families as Jamaica storm approaches

The US-based group expects between 15in (38cm) and 30in (76cm) of rainfall to hit Jamaica, with extensive rain in Cuba and the south-eastern Bahamas, bringing "numerous landslides".

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Melissa: One Of The Strongest Atlantic Hurricanes On Record

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See Hurricane Melissa tracker, path as it's set to make landfall in Jamaica

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Hurricane Melissa makes landfall in Jamaica as devastating Category 5 storm

The slow-moving storm has killed at least three people in Jamaica, three in Haiti and one in the Dominican Republic, where another person remains missing.

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Hurricane Melissa live updates: ‘Extremely dangerous’ Category 5 storm makes landfall in Jamaica

Hurricane Melissa is set to bring catastrophic winds, flooding and storm surge to Jamaica, forecasters have warned.

Hurricane Melissa threatens to bring catastrophic flooding, landslides to Jamaica, Haiti, Cuba

Hurricane Melissa strengthened into a Category 5 storm early Monday, unleashing torrential rain and threatening to bring catastrophic flooding to the northern Caribbean.

Hurricane Melissa threatens catastrophic flooding in Jamaica, Haiti and Cuba

The storm's slow movement is expected to bring a deluge of rain to multiple countries in the Caribbean, and prolong its dangerous impacts over a period of several days.

Jamaica expects the worst from Hurricane Melissa: ‘Total structural failure’

The Category 5 storm is expected to hit the island on Tuesday. It'll be the strongest storm there since recordkeeping began 174 years ago.