Hurricane Melissa has made landfall in eastern Cuba as a Category 3 storm after pummelling Jamaica as one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes on record, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. More than 500,000 residents were left without power in Jamaica, as officials reported that most of the island experienced downed trees, power lines and extensive flooding.
Hurricane Melissa was grinding across Cuba on Wednesday as a Category 2 storm after pummelling Jamaica as one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes on record, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.
Hundreds of thousands of people had been evacuated to shelters in Cuba.
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