Category 5 Hurricane Melissa Barrels Towards Jamaica, Haiti, and Cuba, Threatening Catastrophic Devastation
Hurricane Melissa has escalated into an "extraordinary" Category 5 storm with sustained winds of 175 mph, posing an unprecedented and catastrophic threat of flash flooding, landslides, and storm surges to Jamaica, Haiti, and Cuba. This slow-moving behemoth is anticipated to be the strongest hurricane to make landfall in Jamaica since 1851, with initial impacts already causing fatalities in Haiti and the Dominican Republic as evacuations are underway in eastern Cuba.