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The number of confirmed deaths from Hurricane Melissa in Jamaica rose to 45, with 15 other people missing, authorities said Tuesday. The death toll is expected to rise, with officials still trying to reach two towns that remain cut off since the catastrophic Category 5 storm made landfall in western Jamaica on Oct. 28. CBC | World News
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Jamaicans rush to ready island for busy tourism season in wake of Hurricane Melissa
Jamaica’s peak tourism season is one month away, and officials in the hurricane-ravaged nation are rushing to rebuild from the catastrophic Category 5 storm that shredded the island’s western region. CBC | World News
Read More »How much of a role did climate change play with Hurricane Melissa?
Millions of people across the Caribbean are trying to deal with the devastating effects of Hurricane Melissa, which tore through the region this week, slamming into Jamaica as a Category 5 storm. Now, several groups have done a rapid analysis to determine what role climate change could have played. CBC | World News
Read More »Hurricane Melissa leaves 49 dead in Caribbean, churns north
Hurricane Melissa’s confirmed death toll climbed to 49 on Thursday, according to official reports, after wreaking destruction across much of the northern Caribbean and picking up speed as it headed past Bermuda in the North Atlantic. CBC | World News
Read More »Feds announce $7M for Hurricane Melissa relief in Caribbean countries
The MP overseeing Canada’s foreign aid announced $ 7 million in humanitarian relief for Caribbean states hit by Hurricane Melissa on Thursday. CBC | World News
Read More »How Jamaica took out an insurance policy for itself, and why it’s about to pay off after Hurricane Melissa
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Read More »Hurricane Melissa blamed for 25 deaths in Haiti, as Jamaican, Cuban officials assess damage
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Read More »After pummelling Jamaica, Hurricane Melissa makes landfall in eastern Cuba
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Read More »Jamaican officials warn conditions will soon worsen as Hurricane Melissa approaches
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Read More »Jamaican officials warn conditions will soon worsen as Hurricane Melissa approaches
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