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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Tropical Storm Melissa expected to strengthen into a ‘catastrophic’ hurricane

Forecasters have warned that Tropical Storm Melissa’s impacts could be “catastrophic” as the storm is expected to strengthen into a hurricane in the Caribbean this week.

The storm started dumping heavy rain on parts of Haiti and the Dominican Republic Wednesday and will bring a significant flood risk to parts of the northern Caribbean in the coming days.

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