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Hurricane Melissa hits Cuba after turning Jamaica into ‘disaster area’

Most intense tropical cyclone to hit Jamaica in nearly two centuries leaves trail of devastation in its wake

The Guardian - UK

The Latest: Hundreds of thousands evacuate as Hurricane Melissa hits eastern Cuba

Hurricane Melissa made landfall in eastern Cuba as a Category 3 storm after pummeling Jamaica as one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes on record

The Independent UK

Towns underwater, 185mph winds and half a million without power: Hurricane Melissa’s path of destruction devastates Jamaica

STORM OF THE CENTURY: Thousands of tourists remain stranded, with airports closed after the storm battered the Caribbean island before heading to Cuba, Maryam Zakir-Hussain reports

The Independent UK

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Hurricane Melissa Targets Southeast Bahamas and Bermuda After Historic Category 5 Jamaica Landfall

Hurricane Melissa devastates Jamaica with 185 mph winds as a historic Category 5 storm, before targeting Cuba, the southeast Bahamas, and Bermuda, prompting widespread evacuations and international emergency response.

International Business Times UK

Cuban Regime Claims It Has 'Experience From Years Of Revolution' To Face U.S. Campaign In The Caribbean: 'We Will Prevail'

The President of the Cuban regime, Miguel Diaz-Canel, said the country has "experience from years of revolution" to endure the U.S.'s pressure campaign in the Caribbean that is largely targeting Venezuela.

Latin Times

First Thing: Record-breaking Hurricane Melissa hits Jamaica and heads for Cuba

Parish of St Elizabeth ‘under water’ after Jamaica’s ‘storm of the century’. Plus, Trump and Xi to meet for first time since 2019

The Guardian - UK

Republican Rep. Threatens Havana Regime, Says After Venezuela 'Finishes Collapsing, The Murderous Dictatorship In Cuba Will Follow'

Republican Rep. Carlos Gimenez threatened the Havana regime, saying that after Venezuela "finishes collapsing, the murderous dictatorship in Cuba will follow."

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Hurricane Melissa tracker: Where will storm head next after devastating the Bahamas, Cuba and Jamaica?

Storm has left an ‘unprecedented catastrophe’ in its wake after killing dozens and inflicting billions in damage across the Bahamas, Cuba, Haiti and Jamaica

The Independent UK

Hurricane Melissa makes landfall in Cuba, over 700,000 evacuated

More than half a million people were evacuated in Cuba, according to President Miguel Díaz-Canel, and forecasters said the Category 3 storm would unleash significant damage in Santiago de Cuba and nearby areas.

Euronews

Hurricane Melissa hits Cuba after devastating Jamaica with catastrophic damage in 'worst storm this century'

Cuban authorities have evacuated more than 700,000 people as Jamaica’s prime minister declares his nation a ‘disaster area’

Evening Standard

Hurricane Melissa death toll rises as storm wreaks destruction across Caribbean – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

700,000 people evacuated as Hurricane Melissa surges towards Cuba

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The Independent UK

Hurricane Melissa ‘strongest ever’ to hit Cuba after battering Jamaica

Forecasters expect catastrophic damage from the Category 4 storm in Santiago de Cuba and nearby areas

The Independent UK

Hurricane Melissa live updates: ‘Catastrophic’ storm kills over 30 in the Caribbean as it moves through the Bahamas

Hurricane Melissa is expected to move across the Bahamas on Wednesday evening

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Watch: Streets flood in Kingston as Hurricane Melissa slams Jamaica

Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica on Tuesday as a Category 5 storm with winds up to 295 km/h, the strongest in 174 years. Streets in Kingston were flooded and power cuts hit a third of the island. Officials warn of a four-metre storm surge as Melissa heads toward Cuba.

The Guardian - UK

Hurricane Melissa: a visual guide to the storm devastating Jamaica and Cuba

Melissa slams into Cuba while lingering over Jamaica as the Bahamas braces to be next

The Independent UK

The Latest: Category 5 Hurricane Melissa set to make landfall in Jamaica

Hurricane Melissa is close to making landfall on Jamaica as the strongest storm to hit the island in the 174 years since records began

The Guardian - AU

US prepared to send aid to storm-hit Jamaica – as it happened

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The Independent UK

Hurricane Melissa to batter Jamaica as the island's strongest storm on record in almost 2 centuries

Hurricane Melissa is set to pummel Jamaica as a catastrophic Category 5 storm, the strongest to lash the island since recordkeeping began 174 years ago

The Independent UK

Hurricane Melissa threatens catastrophic flash flooding and landslides in the Caribbean

The National Hurricane Center warns that Hurricane Melissa poses a threat of catastrophic flash flooding and landslides in Jamaica, Cuba and Hispaniola

Latin Times

GOP Sen. Rick Scott Claims Actions Against Venezuela Will Cause The End Of The Cuban Regime: 'Will Be The End'

Republican Sen. Rick Scott claimed the Trump administration's pressure campaign against Venezuela will also cause the end of the Cuban regime

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‘Super Trump Supporter’: MAGA Cuban deported to African maximum security prison, DHS calls him ‘the worst of the worst’

He's been here for almost 50 years, but ICE just shrugged and pointed to his rap sheet.

The Guardian - AU

Jamaica braces as storm approaches – as it happened

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The Independent UK

Hurricane Melissa roars toward Jamaica as a Category 4 storm as island prepares for landfall

Hurricane Melissa is roaring toward Jamaica with destructive Category 4 winds and was expected to strengthen further before making landfall on the Caribbean nation with up to 30 inches of rain and a life-threatening storm surge

The Conversation

The lost history of Latin America’s role in averting catastrophe during the Cuban missile crisis

Sixty-three years ago, President John F. Kennedy single-handedly brought the world back from the brink of nuclear war by staring down Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev over the Cuban missile crisis. At least, so goes a standard U.S.-centric interpretation of events.

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