Hurricane Melissa live updates: Category 5 storm threatens Jamaica with devastation
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Hurricane Melissa is edging toward Jamaica and is set to make landfall as a historic Category 5 storm, with winds of more than 170 mph.
Jamaica is bracing for what the National Hurricane Center said would be catastrophic flash flooding and landslides caused by up to 40 inches of rain in some places. The storm is due to make landfall early tomorrow.
Widespread damage to property and infrastructure is expected and some people were already in storm shelters last night.
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