13 h. ago Tropical Storm Melissa poised to become a hurricane and drop torrential rain on Caribbean

Tropical Storm Melissa is expected to strengthen into a hurricane, threatening the northern Caribbean with massive rainfall and life-threatening flooding

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25 h. ago Tropical Storm Melissa forecast to become major hurricane as Jamaica under threat

Topical Storm Melissa has been called a ‘slow-moving disaster’ amid warnings of catastrophic flash flooding in Haiti

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31 h. ago Tropical Storm Melissa kills three amid warnings of ‘catastrophic’ flooding

Melissa is set to become a major hurricane by the end of the weekend

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37 h. ago Tropical Storm Melissa trudges through Caribbean as forecasters warn it will quickly intensify

Tropical Storm Melissa is plodding through the central Caribbean, with forecasters warning it could soon strengthen and brush past Jamaica as a powerful hurricane

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51 h. ago Tropical Storm Melissa lumbers through Caribbean as residents warned of floods

Storm brings risk of landslides to Jamaica and southern Hispaniola as dozens in shelters in Dominican RepublicTropical Storm Melissa lumbered through the Caribbean Sea on Thursday, bringing a risk of dangerous landslides and life-threatening flooding to Jamaica and southern Hispaniola. Officials urged residents of flood-prone areas to seek higher ground.The storm was blamed for downing a large tree that killed an elderly man in the coastal town of Marigot in southern Haiti, while five other people were injured in flooding in the central Artibonite area, according to the Civil Protection Agency. Continue reading...

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52 h. ago Holidays in jeopardy as Tropical Storm Melissa threatens popular winter sun destinations

The storm has been brewing in the Caribbean but is now forecast to develop into something much worse.

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58 h. ago Tropical Storm Melissa expected to strengthen into a ‘catastrophic’ hurricane

The National Hurricane Center called the forecast extremely uncertain with significant changes possible

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61 h. ago Tropical Storm Melissa lumbers through the Caribbean as islands take cover from rain

Tropical Storm Melissa is lumbering through the Caribbean Sea and bringing a risk of dangerous landslides and life-threatening flooding to Jamaica and southern Hispaniola

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3 d. ago Tropical Storm Melissa expected to strengthen into a hurricane as forecasters warn of ‘catastrophic impacts’

The National Hurricane Center called the forecast extremely uncertain with significant changes possible

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3 d. ago Tropical Storm Melissa brings flood risk to Haiti, Dominican Republic and Jamaica

Tropical Storm Melissa dumped heavy rain on Hispaniola as forecasters warned of a significant flood risk in parts of the Caribbean region in the coming days

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4 d. ago Tropical Storm Melissa forms in the Caribbean on a path toward Haiti

Tropical Storm Melissa has formed in the Caribbean Sea

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