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Cuba, Hurricane Melissa and Jamaica

Hurricane Melissa Hits Cuba with 115 MPH Winds as Jamaican PM Declares Island a 'Disaster Area'

"Melissa is expected to bring 15 to 30 inches of rain to parts of Jamaica, with storm totals possibly reaching 40 inches. Catastrophic flash flooding and numerous landslides are likely," the embassy's weather warning said on Monday, Oct. 27, the day before the storm made landfall.

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A look at the devastation from Hurricane Melissa in Jamaica and Cuba

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Cuba Rescues Residents Stranded by Floodwaters in Wake of Hurricane Melissa

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'We need food, we have no food' - desperation takes hold in Jamaica after hurricane

People walk along muddied roads scavenging the wreckage for food.

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28 Floridians rescued from Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa’s devastation

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'Shell shock' and an emotional reunion in 'ground zero' for Hurricane Melissa

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Darlington boxer’s family home in Jamaica ‘completely destroyed’ by Hurricane Melissa

Thankfully, no members of Troy’s family were injured in Hurricane Melissa.

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Hurricane death toll rises as Jamaica aid effort struggles

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Jamaica relief efforts continue in aftermath of Hurricane Melissa

Cuba Is No Stranger to Hurricanes

In the last 25 years, a total of 10 major hurricanes have lashed the island. “Cuba is right in the center of things,” a weather historian said.

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Cuba will administer Covid-19 experimental vaccines to nearly all Havana residents

HAVANA — Cuba will administer experimental Covid-19 shots to nearly the entire population of the capital Havana by May as health authorities carry out massive interventional studies and late stage trials, officials said on Tuesday. Cuba, which has a long ...