"Hurricane Melissa made landfall as a Category 5 storm on Tuesday, slamming Jamaica with wind speeds of up to 185 miles per hour and devastating homes, local businesses, and infrastructure across the Caribbean. Hurricane Melissa is one of the strongest hurricanes on record to ever hit the Atlantic Basin, The Weather Channel reported, and its top sustained wind speed was stronger than that of Hurricane Katrina in 2005. On Wednesday, Jamaica woke up to downed trees, widespread power outages, and flooding reaching the roofs of two-story buildings."
"The storm left over 530,000 Jamaicans without power, the Prime Minister's Office said on Tuesday. The National Hurricane Center estimated that parts of the island could receive up to 30 inches of rain due to the hurricane's slow movement. Later on Wednesday, Hurricane Melissa went on to make landfall in Cuba as a Category 3 storm. At least 25 people were killed by flooding caused by the hurricane in Petit-Goâve, Haiti, its mayor told The Associated Press Wednesday. As of Wednesday morning, three people had died in Jamaica and one in the Dominican Republic, CBS News reported."
Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica as a Category 5 storm with sustained winds up to 185 miles per hour, ranking among the strongest hurricanes recorded in the Atlantic Basin. The storm produced downed trees, widespread power outages affecting over 530,000 people, and flooding that reached the roofs of two-story buildings. The National Hurricane Center forecasted up to 30 inches of rain in parts of the island due to slow storm movement. Melissa later struck Cuba as a Category 3 storm. Flooding killed at least 25 people in Petit-Goâve, Haiti, and deaths were reported in Jamaica and the Dominican Republic. Photographs document catastrophic damage to homes and infrastructure.
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