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Floods · San JuanSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Tropical Storm Melissa plodded through the central Caribbean early Friday, with forecasters warning it could soon strengthen and brush past Jamaica as a powerful hurricane while unleashing potentially “catastrophic” flash flooding and landslides in southern Haiti. The slow-moving and erratic storm was expected to drop copious rain on Jamaica and the southern regions of Haiti and the Dominican Republic through the wee…See the Story
Tropical Storm Melissa Trudges Through Caribbean as Forecasters Warn It Will Quickly Intensify
50% Center coverage: 32 sources

Andrew HolnessSAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) - Hurricane Melissa, one of the strongest storms to ever hit Jamaica, has left widespread destruction across the Caribbean. San Diego-based International Relief Teams is already mobilizing food, shelter and rebuilding supplies. The Caribbean is still recovering from Hurricane Melissa, one of the most powerful storms to ever hit Jamaica. Whole communities were destroyed, and officials warn recovery could take years.
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San Diego relief teams assist Jamaica's recovery post-Hurricane Melissa
67% Center coverage: 3 sources

Jamaica · JamaicaHurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica last week as a Category 5 storm, flattening homes and cutting off power to hundreds of thousands of citizens. In Iowa City, the destruction left residents with ties to the island anxiously awaiting updates and searching for ways to help. Hurricane Melissa was one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes on record, according to the Associated Press. The storm had maximum sustained winds of 185 mph, wiped out…See the Story
Hurricane Melissa Hits Home for Jamaicans in Iowa City
67% Center coverage: 3 sources