Hurricane Melissa's eye rolls ashore as Jamaicans shelter and wait
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — 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.
The streets in the capital, Kingston, remained largely empty as Melissa approached with 185 mph winds, save for the lone stray dog crossing puddles and a handful of people walking briskly under tree branches waving in a stiff wind.
Desmond McKenzie, deputy chairman of Jamaica's Disaster Risk Management Council, urged people to seek shelter and stay indoors as the storm crosses the island.
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"Jamaica, this is not the time to be brave," he said.
The Jamaican government said it had done all it coul
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