"Hurricane Melissa wreaked catastrophic damage in Caribbean communities after it made landfall on Tuesday. The storm - the strongest hurricane this year - barreled through Jamaica, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and Haiti, decimating homes and businesses, flooding streets, and knocking out power for hundreds of thousands of residents. At least 30 people were killed in the region. Jamaica was the hardest hit, as the hurricane made landfall with sustained wind speeds of 185 miles per hour, some of the strongest ever recorded in the region."
"On Tuesday, Jamaica's Prime Minister Andrew Holness declared the entire country a disaster area. "The devastation is enormous," the country's transportation minister, Daryl Vaz, said. The damages and economic losses from the hurricane could reach $48 billion to $52 billion, Accuweather said in a preliminary estimate. These satellite photos by Vantor, a US spatial intelligence firm, show Jamaica before the historic hurricane and again on October 29."
"Hurricane Melissa devastated Jamaica when it made landfall on Tuesday. Satellite images show the extent of damage the island sustained. The deadly hurricane has left more than half a million people in Jamaica without power. The storm - the strongest hurricane this year - barreled through Jamaica, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and Haiti, decimating homes and businesses, flooding streets, and knocking out power for hundreds of thousands of residents."
Hurricane Melissa made landfall on Tuesday with sustained winds of 185 miles per hour, making it the strongest hurricane so far this year. The storm barreled through Jamaica, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and Haiti, destroying homes and businesses, flooding streets, and cutting power to hundreds of thousands. Jamaica suffered the worst damage; the prime minister declared the entire country a disaster area and officials reported over half a million people without electricity. At least 30 people were killed across the region. Preliminary estimates put damages and economic losses between $48 billion and $52 billion. Satellite imagery from Vantor shows before-and-after devastation on October 29.
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