Following storm's path after historic landfall in jamaica melissa will pass through the bahamas on wednesday afternoon. Hurricane melissa tore a path of destruction across jamaica after the storm made landfall on tuesday as a category 5 hurricane, one of the most powerful landfalls on record in the atlantic basin After lashing jamaica with dangerous winds and flooding rain, melissa made a second landfall in cuba as. Melissa killed dozens in haiti when a river burst its banks and left tens of thousands without electricity in jamaica. People across the northern caribbean were digging out from the destruction of hurricane melissa on thursday as deaths from the catastrophic storm climbed. Melissa is now centered off the northern coast of jamaica after barreling ashore as one of the strongest atlantic hurricanes in history
Toll rises as hurricane melissa begins passing through the bahamas the storm killed about 20 people in haiti and flooded more than 160 homes Five bodies were found in jamaica, and one person died. Melissa could be one of the most intense, devastating hurricanes on record in jamaica, with widespread flooding, landslides and destructive winds Flooding rain is also a grave concern in. Melissa developed into a deadly category 5 hurricane monday, oct 27, and is expected to have historically catastrophic impacts on the northern caribbean.
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