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"Catastrophic" Hurricane Melissa makes landfall in Jamaica

Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica as a Category 5 storm on Tuesday — bringing an "EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION," per the National Hurricane Center.

The big picture: Officials confirmed three storm-related deaths on Monday evening, before the monster hurricane had made landfall in the Caribbean island nation.


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