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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Maira Butt and Jane Dalton

Hurricane Melissa makes landfall in Jamaica with 185mph winds as thousands flee homes

Heavy floodwaters swept across southwestern Jamaica, winds tore roofs off buildings and boulders tumbled into roads as the “storm of the century” made landfall over the Caribbean island of 2.8 million people.

Thousands of people were warned to flee before destructive winds, flash flooding and landslides caused catastrophic damage.

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