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Headline: Hurricane Melissa Slams Jamaica as 'Catastrophic' Category 5 Storm

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Hurricane Melissa, a Category 5 storm with sustained winds of 175 mph (282 kph), began battering Jamaica on Monday, threatening the island with unprecedented destruction.

Keywords: Natural World,Hurricane Melissa,Jamaica,Category 5,Andrew Holness,Port Royal,Cuba,Bahamas,Haiti,Dominican Republic,evacuation,flooding,Gilbert

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