Choose from cute fisherman sandals, mules, waterproof boots, and more. Hurricane melissa tore a path of destruction across jamaica after the storm made landfall on tuesday as a category 5 hurricane, one of the most powerful landfalls on record in the atlantic basin. 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. Hurricane melissa left dozens dead and widespread destruction across cuba, jamaica and haiti on wednesday, knocking out power and forcing residents from their homes in inundated towns, and it continues to pass through the bahamas as a weakened storm. Hurricane melissa turned its focus toward bermuda after leaving a trail of destruction across jamaica and cuba, and inundating the bahamas and turks and caicos Melissa is now centered off the northern coast of jamaica after barreling ashore as one of the strongest atlantic hurricanes in history
Melissa was a category 5 hurricane, the highest level, when it made landfall tuesday in jamaica. Maps show its forecast path. Hurricane melissa intensified into a category 5 storm monday as it drew closer to jamaica, where forecasters expected it to unleash catastrophic flooding, landslides and widespread damage ‘monstrous’ hurricane melissa crosses cuba after killing dozens in haiti, jamaica, and the dominican republic.
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