1 hour ago Hurricane Melissa: One month on, thousands are still without water and power

Thousands of Cubans remain without power, water or proper shelter

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3 d. ago Tropical Cyclone Fina brings gales and torrential rain and leaves more than 19,000 without power in Top End

Strongest cyclone to approach Darwin since Tracy in 1974 intensifies to category 4 as it moves towards northeast Kimberley coastFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTop End residents are in cleanup mode after a night of damaging winds and heavy rain from Tropical Cyclone Fina.Arriving as a category 3 system, Fina brought destructive winds and heavy downpours to remote Tiwi Islands communities, then Darwin and surrounds on Saturday and into Sunday. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Car smashes into home in busy town as police tape off street

A car has crashed into a house in Fife, badly damaging part of the front of the building

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3 w. ago Hurricane Melissa latest updates: At least 49 dead as storm thrashes Bermuda and Caribbean nations assess damage

Bermuda closed down its schools and ferries ahead of the storm’s impact on Thursday night

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3 w. ago Hurricane Melissa live updates: At least 49 dead as storm thrashes Bermuda and Caribbean nations assess damage

Bermuda closed down its schools and ferries ahead of the storm’s impact on Thursday night

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3 w. ago Hurricane Melissa live updates: At least 40 dead as storm thrashes Bermuda and Caribbean nations assess damage

Bermuda closed down its schools and ferries ahead of the storm’s impact Thursday night

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3 w. ago Hurricane Melissa live updates: Caribbean nations start rebuilding after storm thrashes islands killing at least 30

Bermuda closed down its schools and ferries ahead of the storm’s impact Thursday night

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3 w. ago Hurricane Melissa heads to Bermuda as relief efforts intensify in Jamaica

Kingston airport reopens to flights carrying aid, with some towns in Jamaica underwater and power lines down in south-west Hurricane Melissa – live updatesJamaica has ramped up efforts to clear roads and reach people in isolated and cut-off areas after Hurricane Melissa rampaged through the Caribbean, with the storm now heading towards Bermuda.Kingston, Jamaica’s capital, was spared the worst damage and the main international airport has reopened to allow flights carrying critical aid to land. Officials said some towns were underwater and power lines and mobile network towers were down in much of the south-west. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Hurricane Melissa live updates: Storm barrels toward Bermuda after leaving trail of destruction across Caribbean

Hurricane Melissa is now passing through the Bahamas and is expected to hit Bermuda late Thursday evening

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3 w. ago Hurricane Melissa live updates: Bahamas ravaged by catastrophic storm as at least 34 dead across Caribbean

Hurricane Melissa is now passing through the Bahamas and is expected to hit Bermuda late Thursday evening

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3 w. ago BBC Breakfast hosts Naga Munchetty and Charlie Stayt issue 'devastating' update

BBC Breakfast presenters Naga Munchetty and Charlie Stayt shared a 'devastating' update on Hurricane Melissa moments into Thursday's programme

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3 w. ago Hurricane Melissa live updates: At least 34 dead as ‘catastrophic’ storm continues to wreak havoc in Bahamas

Hurricane Melissa is now passing through the Bahamas and is expected to hit Bermuda late evening

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3 w. ago Hurricane Melissa live updates: ‘Catastrophic’ storm kills over 30 in the Caribbean as it moves through the Bahamas

Hurricane Melissa is expected to move across the Bahamas on Wednesday evening

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3 w. ago Hurricane Melissa live updates: ‘Catastrophic’ storm kills over 30 in the Caribbean as it nears the Bahamas

Damage assessment was underway in Jamaica Wednesday, with four people dead and 70 percent of the island without power, after the storm moved on to Cuba

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3 w. ago Hurricane Melissa nears the Bahamas as death toll continues to climb in Jamaica: Live updates

Damage assessment was underway in Jamaica Wednesday, with four people dead and 70 percent of the island without power, after the storm moved on to Cuba

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3 w. ago Hurricane Melissa tracker update as 'catastrophic' storm continues to batter all before it

People have been warned of further brutal gusts of more than 100mph from Hurricane Melissa along with heavy rain, which are expected to cause landslides and flooding to countries in its path

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3 w. ago Hurricane Melissa live updates: ‘Catastrophic’ storm heads to Bahamas as death toll continues to climb in Jamaica

Damage assessment was underway in Jamaica Wednesday, with four people dead and 70 percent of the island without power, after the storm moved on to Cuba

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3 w. ago Hurricane Melissa live updates: Death toll rises to 30 in Caribbean after ‘catastrophic’ storm ravages Jamaica

Damage assessment was underway in Jamaica Wednesday, with four people dead and 70 percent of the island without power, after the storm moved on to Cuba

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3 w. ago Haiti river bank bursts killing 25 and leaving dozens trapped as Hurricane Melissa's deadly rampage continues: Live updates

Hurricane Melissa is wrecking havoc on Cuba Wednesday morning and is set to unleash its powerful 105mph winds on the Bahamas as it moves through the Caribbean.

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3 w. ago Hurricane Melissa live updates: ‘Extremely dangerous’ storm slams Cuba as death toll rises in Jamaica

Damage assessment is underway in Jamaica after the storm moved on to Cuba, leaving a trail of destruction and at least eight people dead

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