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Melissa strengthens to a Category 5 hurricane

Hurricane Melissa roars toward Jamaica as a Category 4 storm as island prepares for landfall

Hurricane Melissa roared toward Jamaica with destructive Category 4 winds Monday and was expected to strengthen further before making landfall on the Caribbean nation with up to 30 inches (76 centimeters) of rain and a life-threatening storm surge.

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Hurricane Melissa strengthens to Category 4, could be Jamaica's most powerful storm in history

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Hurricane Melissa Approaches Rare Category 5 — Four Things To Know

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Hurricane Melissa strengthens into Category 4, threatening catastrophic flooding in Jamaica, Haiti

Melissa is gaining strength and US forecasters are warning it could grow to a Category 5 hurricane.

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Jamaica braces for Category 4 Hurricane Melissa’s rain, possibly record winds

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Hurricane Melissa intensifies as Caribbean braces

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Caribbean Braces for Hurricane Melissa

Meteorologists said the projections of up to 35 inches of rain were “unprecedented.”

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Guantánamo Bay begins evacuations as Hurricane Melissa nears category 5 strength

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Hurricane Forecasters Warn Melissa Could Be ‘Potentially Catastrophic’ for Jamaica

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Power goes out on entire island of Cuba, leaving 10 million people without electricity

The electricity went out Friday in Cuba, affecting the entire island's population of 10 million after one of its main power plants failed, according to Cuba’s energy ministry. On Friday evening, authorities announced power had been restored to about ...

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As Haiti, Jamaica, Cuba brace for tropical storm, World Food Program preps response

With slow-moving Tropical Storm Melissa expected to strengthen into a Category 1 hurricane as soon as Saturday as it churns towards Jamaica and southwest Haiti, the United Nations said Friday it’s actively helping the Caribbean respond to any devastation.

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How Cuba Is Becoming Beijing’s Caribbean Outpost

Beijing has built more than bases and businesses in Cuba — it has drafted a new manual for influence within sight of US shores.

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Another full blackout hits Cuba as the island’s energy crisis worsens

HAVANA (AP) — A total blackout hit Cuba on Wednesday, the latest in a series of outages blamed on aging infrastructure and fuel shortages at power plants. It was the second island-wide outage this year, with three other blackouts reported late last year.