Hurricane melissa caused at least 67 deaths, up to $4 billion in insured losses in jamaica and tens of billions of dollars of overall damage throughout the caribbean, authorities in the storm. Maps show its forecast path. Hurricane melissa made landfall in jamaica on tuesday as one of the most powerful storms in history and, while the storm has weakened, it is currently making its way toward bermuda.
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The death toll is growing as hurricane melissa crosses cuba and heads for the bahamas a day after making landfall in jamaica as one of the region’s strongest storms on record.
Melissa was a category 5 hurricane, the highest level, when it made landfall tuesday in jamaica.
Melissa is now centered off the northern coast of jamaica after barreling ashore as one of the strongest atlantic hurricanes in history Hurricane melissa is expected to weaken into an extratropical cyclone on friday, oct 31, the national hurricane center said.
