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Melissa strengthens into a Category 4 hurricane, threatening catastrophic flooding in Jamaica, Haiti
Hurricane Melissa has strengthened into a major Category 4 hurricane, with the possibility of intensifying to a Category 5 storm Sunday night, unleashing torrential rain and threatening to cause catastrophic flooding in the northern Caribbean,
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Jamaica under hurricane warning as Melissa barely moves. Haiti could see ‘extensive’ damage
Haiti is expected to see catastrophic flash floods and landslides early next week causing “extensive infrastructural damage and potentially prolonged isolation of communities.” The southwestern peninsula of Haiti, from the border of the Dominican Republic to Port-au-Prince, was placed under a hurricane watch and a tropical-storm warning.
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Hurricane Melissa poses potential ‘humanitarian crisis' for Jamaica, Haiti
The western Caribbean is staring down Hurricane Melissa, which is expected to become the strongest storm recorded in Jamaica.
Doctors Without Borders says that ongoing violence in Haiti has forced it to permanently close its emergency care center in Port-au-Prince
Doctors Without Borders is an international medical humanitarian organization that provides emergency medical aid in crisis zones around the world. Ongoing violence in Haiti’s capital, Port-Au-Prince, has caused Doctors Without Borders to close its emergency care center permanently.
Residents of Turgeau and nearby neighborhoods are pleading for swift government action as gangs from Gran Ravin and Village-de-Dieu move closer. The permanent closure of Doctors Without Borders’ facility has deepened fears that another community in central Port-au-Prince could soon fall.