Caribbean, Hurricane Melissa
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Hurricane Melissa causes ‘significant damage’ in Cuba
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The National Hurricane Center said this morning that Hurricane Melissa made landfall on the southern coast of Cuba as an "extremely dangerous" Category 3 storm, with winds of 120 mph. The storm hit near the city of Chivirico in the Cuban province of Santiago de Cuba.
At least 10 people in Haiti were killed in floods caused by the hurricane, local authorities told AFP on Wednesday.
Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Cuba overnight after battering Jamaica as one of the most powerful landfalling storms in Atlantic basin history.
Hurricane Melissa is so severe that even hurricane tracking weather planes have been forced to avoid the storm.
Members of Waterloo region's Caribbean association say they are feeling anxious and optimistic as Hurricane Melissa, a Category 5 storm, made landfall in Jamaica Tuesday afternoon.
The USS Nimitz is returning to its home port in Naval Base Kitsap in Washington state after having been deployed to the Middle East for most of the summer as part of the U.S. response to attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels on commercial shipping. The carrier is on its final deployment before decommissioning.
As Hurricane Melissa rips through the Caribbean, local efforts are being made to support those impacted by the storm.
Hurricane Melissa has devastated communities across Jamaica and the Caribbean, leaving thousands in need of immediate assistance.