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Hurricane Melissa made landfall near Chivirico, Cuba early Wednesday morning as a Category 3 storm with maximum sustained winds of 120 mph, after previously striking Jamaica as a Category 5 hurricane with winds of 185 mph on Tuesday.</span

Hurricane Melissa made landfall near Chivirico, Cuba early Wednesday morning as a Category 3 storm with maximum sustained winds of 120 mph, after previously striking Jamaica as a Category 5 hurricane with winds of 185 mph on Tuesday.

At least 25 people died in Haiti when the La Digue river burst its banks and flooded nearby homes in the coastal town of Petit-Gove, according to local mayor Jean Bertrand Subreme, who reported dozens of collapsed homes.</span

At least 25 people died in Haiti when the La Digue river burst its banks and flooded nearby homes in the coastal town of Petit-Gove, according to local mayor Jean Bertrand Subreme, who reported dozens of collapsed homes.

Cuban authorities evacuated approximately 735,000 people to shelters in eastern provinces, with officials reporting collapsed houses, blocked mountain roads and roofs blown off, particularly in Granma province.</span

Cuban authorities evacuated approximately 735,000 people to shelters in eastern provinces, with officials reporting collapsed houses, blocked mountain roads and roofs blown off, particularly in Granma province.

Jamaica experienced widespread devastation with 77 percent of the island left without power and more than 25,000 people packed into shelters after the hurricane ripped off roofs and caused extensive flooding.</span

Jamaica experienced widespread devastation with 77 percent of the island left without power and more than 25,000 people packed into shelters after the hurricane ripped off roofs and caused extensive flooding.

The National Hurricane Center's forecasts for Hurricane Melissa demonstrated unusual accuracy, providing three days advance warning of rapid intensification and predicting the Jamaica landfall location within 13 miles.</span

The National Hurricane Center's forecasts for Hurricane Melissa demonstrated unusual accuracy, providing three days advance warning of rapid intensification and predicting the Jamaica landfall location within 13 miles.

Hurricane Melissa ranks as the third-strongest Atlantic hurricane on record and tied for the strongest landfalling hurricane, marking the first Category 5 landfall since Hurricane Dorian struck the Bahamas in 2019.</span

Hurricane Melissa ranks as the third-strongest Atlantic hurricane on record and tied for the strongest landfalling hurricane, marking the first Category 5 landfall since Hurricane Dorian struck the Bahamas in 2019.

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