Death toll from Hurricane Melissa climbs to 49

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Hurricane Melissa moves past Cuba after hitting Jamaica; death toll climbs in Haiti
Hurricane Melissa weakened on Wednesday as it barreled through the Bahamas after devastating Cuba, Jamaica and Haiti, leaving dozens of people dead and destroying infrastructure across the region.

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Hurricane Melissa death toll nears 50, mostly in Jamaica and Haiti, as focus turns to recovery
Hurricane Melissa: Bermuda braces for impact as Jamaica and Cuba recover
Hurricane Melissa: Drone video shows devastation in Jamaica after Category 5 storm
Part of Jamaica have been left in shambles after Hurricane Melissa tore through the northern Caribbean country on Tuesday as a Category 5 storm, killing at least 4 and displacing roughly 25,000 people...

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Hurricane Melissa Recap: Catastrophic Jamaica Category 5 Landfall; Damage From Hispaniola To Cuba, Bahamas
Death toll from Hurricane Melissa climbs to 49, with many still missing
The Latest: Hurricane Melissa impacting southeastern Bahamas after dozens killed across Caribbean
The hurricane initially made landfall in Jamaica as a Category 5 storm, one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes on record.

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Hurricane Melissa kills over two dozen in Caribbean after catastrophic landfalls in Jamaica, Cuba
National Hurricane Center tracks Hurricane Melissa approaching Bermuda off Florida coast

Hurricane Melissa tears through the Caribbean. Maps show its forecast path.

Hurricane Melissa was hitting eastern Cuba hard early Wednesday after slamming Jamaica as a Category 5 storm. Maps show its forecast path.

Hurricane Melissa leaves humanitarian disaster and recovery challenge for Caribbean after more than 30 are killed

The storm will hit Bermuda on Thursday afternoon or evening, after Jamaica faced the devastation from one of the most powerful storms ever recorded.

At least 50 dead as Hurricane Melissa devastates the Caribbean; Bermuda braces for storm

Melissa tore through the Caribbean as one of the most powerful storms in history. By Thursday, the storm weakened as it left the Bahamas.

‘It’s home’: Caribbean diaspora from Miami to New York fuels Hurricane Melissa relief efforts

In Cooper City, Brittany and Dwayne Wolfe have offered up their home as a drop-off site for diapers and other necessities. The couple are the cofounders of The Greater Fort Lauderdale Diaper Bank, and many of the organization’s volunteers and supporters grew up in Jamaica or still have family on the island.
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