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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
World
Evan Michael Clerigo

Hurricane Melissa Turns Deadly: Jamaica Braces for Record-Breaking Category 5 Storm — 'Nowhere Will Escape the Wrath'

Vehicles and streets submerged in heavy floodwaters. (Credit: Wade Austin Ellis/Unsplash)

Jamaica is bracing for catastrophe as Hurricane Melissa barrels towards the island, rapidly strengthening into a rare and terrifying Category 5 storm that could become the strongest ever recorded to strike its shores.

Forecasters warn the system could make landfall as early as Monday, unleashing a deadly combination of torrential rain, ferocious winds and life-threatening storm surges.

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