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"Will Remember This": Jamaica, Cuba Praise India For Support After Hurricane
Cuba and Jamaica have publicly thanked India for standing with them after Hurricane Melissa tore through the Caribbean, leaving widespread destruction and a rising death toll.
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Nearly 50 Dead After Hurricane Melissa Thrashes Caribbean
The deaths from Hurricane Melissa rose to nearly 50 people, officials said, after the ferocious storm devastated Caribbean islands and was bearing down on Bermuda.
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Bitchat Becomes Jamaica’s Go-to App as Hurricane Melissa Cripples Communication
As Hurricane Melissa devastates parts of the Caribbean, Jamaica has witnessed a sharp rise in downloads of Jack Dorsey’s BitChat app. The decentralised platform enables offline, encrypted communication through Bluetooth mesh networks, providing a vital tool for residents facing power and internet outages. BitChat’s growing popularity underscore...
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Hurricane Melissa Made 4 Times More Likely Due To Climate Change: Study
Hurricane Melissa, which struck Jamaica as one of the most powerful storms ever recorded, was made four times more likely because of human-caused climate change, a rapid analysis said Wednesday.
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Hurricane Melissa, A Category-4 Storm, Turns To Cuba
Hurricane Melissa churned toward Cuba's second-largest city with the force of a powerful Category 4 storm on Tuesday, hours after making landfall in neighboring Jamaica as the strongest-ever cyclone on record to hit that Caribbean island nation.
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Influencer Faces Backlash For Vacationing In Jamaica During Devastating Hurricane Melissa
Hurricane Melissa wreaked havoc in Jamaica after making landfall as one of the most powerful hurricanes on record on Tuesday.
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Why Cyclone Melissa Is A Beast Among Monster Atlantic Storms
Hurricane Melissa, which struck Jamaica with record-tying 185 mph winds Tuesday, was a beast that stood out as extreme even in a record number of monster storms spawned over the last decade in a superheated Atlantic Ocean.
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Category 5 Hurricane Melissa Brings Flooding, Catastrophic Winds To Jamaica
Heavy floodwaters swept across southwestern Jamaica, winds tore roofs off buildings and boulders tumbled onto roads Tuesday as Hurricane Melissa came ashore as a catastrophic Category 5 storm, one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes on record.
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Hurricane Melissa, Jamaica's Strongest Storm In 174 Years, Makes Landfall
Hurricane Melissa intensified Tuesday before making landfall in Jamaica, where officials and residents braced for catastrophic winds, flash flooding and landslides from the Category 5 storm, one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes in history.
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US Military Moves Assets To Safety As Hurricane Melissa Nears Jamaica
The United States has moved military assets in the Caribbean to safety ahead of the expected landfall on Tuesday of a massive hurricane that is set to slam into Jamaica.
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Jamaica Braces For Hurricane Melissa As Red Cross Warns Of "Massive Impact"
Hurricane Melissa could affect 1.5 million people in Jamaica, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies said Tuesday, warning of a "massive impact".
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Fear Of Mass Destruction In Jamaica As Hurricane Melissa Nears Island
Brutal winds and heavy rains lashed Jamaica on Monday ahead of Hurricane Melissa unleashing what the prime minister warned could be a massively destructive storm -- the island's most violent on record.
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Explained: Why Hurricanes Like Melissa Are Becoming More Common
Hurricane Melissa has strengthened into a Category 5 cyclone, the highest level on the Saffir-Simpson, where even well-built structures face catastrophic damage.
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Hurricane Beryl Powers Towards Mexico, Cayman Islands After Battering Jamaica
Hurricane Beryl powered towards Mexico and the Cayman Islands early Thursday, threatening strong winds and a storm surge after battering Jamaica's southern coast.
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Hurricane Beryl Wreaks Havoc, Turns To Jamaica, Haiti, Dominican Republic
Hurricane Beryl barreled toward Jamaica as a powerful Category 4 storm on Tuesday, threatening to dump rain on parts of Hispaniola after leaving at least three people dead on smaller islands in the eastern Caribbean.
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"Will Remember This": Jamaica, Cuba Praise India For Support After Hurricane
Cuba and Jamaica have publicly thanked India for standing with them after Hurricane Melissa tore through the Caribbean, leaving widespread destruction and a rising death toll.
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Nearly 50 Dead After Hurricane Melissa Thrashes Caribbean
The deaths from Hurricane Melissa rose to nearly 50 people, officials said, after the ferocious storm devastated Caribbean islands and was bearing down on Bermuda.
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Bitchat Becomes Jamaica’s Go-to App as Hurricane Melissa Cripples Communication
As Hurricane Melissa devastates parts of the Caribbean, Jamaica has witnessed a sharp rise in downloads of Jack Dorsey’s BitChat app. The decentralised platform enables offline, encrypted communication through Bluetooth mesh networks, providing a vital tool for residents facing power and internet outages. BitChat’s growing popularity underscore...
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Hurricane Melissa Made 4 Times More Likely Due To Climate Change: Study
Hurricane Melissa, which struck Jamaica as one of the most powerful storms ever recorded, was made four times more likely because of human-caused climate change, a rapid analysis said Wednesday.
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Hurricane Melissa, A Category-4 Storm, Turns To Cuba
Hurricane Melissa churned toward Cuba's second-largest city with the force of a powerful Category 4 storm on Tuesday, hours after making landfall in neighboring Jamaica as the strongest-ever cyclone on record to hit that Caribbean island nation.
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Influencer Faces Backlash For Vacationing In Jamaica During Devastating Hurricane Melissa
Hurricane Melissa wreaked havoc in Jamaica after making landfall as one of the most powerful hurricanes on record on Tuesday.
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Why Cyclone Melissa Is A Beast Among Monster Atlantic Storms
Hurricane Melissa, which struck Jamaica with record-tying 185 mph winds Tuesday, was a beast that stood out as extreme even in a record number of monster storms spawned over the last decade in a superheated Atlantic Ocean.
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Category 5 Hurricane Melissa Brings Flooding, Catastrophic Winds To Jamaica
Heavy floodwaters swept across southwestern Jamaica, winds tore roofs off buildings and boulders tumbled onto roads Tuesday as Hurricane Melissa came ashore as a catastrophic Category 5 storm, one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes on record.
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Hurricane Melissa, Jamaica's Strongest Storm In 174 Years, Makes Landfall
Hurricane Melissa intensified Tuesday before making landfall in Jamaica, where officials and residents braced for catastrophic winds, flash flooding and landslides from the Category 5 storm, one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes in history.
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US Military Moves Assets To Safety As Hurricane Melissa Nears Jamaica
The United States has moved military assets in the Caribbean to safety ahead of the expected landfall on Tuesday of a massive hurricane that is set to slam into Jamaica.
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Jamaica Braces For Hurricane Melissa As Red Cross Warns Of "Massive Impact"
Hurricane Melissa could affect 1.5 million people in Jamaica, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies said Tuesday, warning of a "massive impact".
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Fear Of Mass Destruction In Jamaica As Hurricane Melissa Nears Island
Brutal winds and heavy rains lashed Jamaica on Monday ahead of Hurricane Melissa unleashing what the prime minister warned could be a massively destructive storm -- the island's most violent on record.
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Explained: Why Hurricanes Like Melissa Are Becoming More Common
Hurricane Melissa has strengthened into a Category 5 cyclone, the highest level on the Saffir-Simpson, where even well-built structures face catastrophic damage.
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Hurricane Beryl Powers Towards Mexico, Cayman Islands After Battering Jamaica
Hurricane Beryl powered towards Mexico and the Cayman Islands early Thursday, threatening strong winds and a storm surge after battering Jamaica's southern coast.
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Hurricane Beryl Wreaks Havoc, Turns To Jamaica, Haiti, Dominican Republic
Hurricane Beryl barreled toward Jamaica as a powerful Category 4 storm on Tuesday, threatening to dump rain on parts of Hispaniola after leaving at least three people dead on smaller islands in the eastern Caribbean.
