Jamaica braces for ‘strongest’ storm of the year – Firstpost

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The recorded wind speeds of the storm are at their maximum strength, 175mph (282km/h), making Hurricane Melissa a category five storm. It has already killed four people in Haiti and the Dominican Republic

Hurricane Melissa, dubbed the strongest storm of the year, will make landfall in Jamaica on Tuesday, with US meteorologists warning of “catastrophic and life-threatening winds, flooding, and storm surge”.

The recorded wind speeds of the storm are at their maximum strength, 175mph (282km/h), making Hurricane Melissa a category five storm. It has already killed four people in Haiti and the Dominican Republic.

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