Hurricane Melissa makes landfall in Jamaica with 185mph winds as thousands flee homes
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Hurricane Melissa makes landfall in Jamaica with 185mph winds as thousands flee homes
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"Heavy floodwaters swept across southwestern Jamaica, winds tore roofs off buildings and boulders tumbled into roads as the storm of the century made landfall over the Caribbean island of 2.8 million people. Thousands of people were warned to flee before destructive winds, flash flooding and landslides caused catastrophic damage. At least seven people have been killed so far three in Jamaica, three in Haiti and one in the Dominican Republic after Hurricane Melissa intensified. One person is missing."
"The Miami-based hurricane centre warned that total structural failure was likely in Melissa's path. The government has ordered 28,000 people to leave their homes and go to shelters, but some were reluctant, and only 6,000 have done so so far, said minister Desmond McKenzie. Officials have also urged civilians to evacuate danger zones. The International Federation of the Red Cross estimated 1.5 million people would be affected."
Reporters are deployed across reproductive rights, climate change and Big Tech, investigating political financing and producing documentaries that spotlight American women fighting for reproductive rights. Heavy floodwaters swept across southwestern Jamaica, winds tore roofs off buildings and boulders tumbled into roads as Hurricane Melissa made landfall over a Caribbean island of 2.8 million people. Thousands were warned to flee before destructive winds, flash flooding and landslides caused catastrophic damage. At least seven people have been killed—three in Jamaica, three in Haiti and one in the Dominican Republic—and one person is missing. Governments ordered mass evacuations amid warnings of potential total structural failure and 1.5 million people could be affected.
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