Hurricane melissa, one of the most powerful atlantic storms in recorded history, has left a trail of devastation across the caribbean It made landfall in jamaica on tuesday as a category 5 storm, before tearing through cuba (as a major hurricane) on wednesday. The storm is expected to weaken. Former hurricane melissa, one of the strongest atlantic storms on record, weakened after leaving a trail of devastation across caribbean islands. People across the northern caribbean were digging out from the destruction of hurricane melissa on thursday as deaths from the catastrophic storm climbed.
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