Hurricane Melissa hits Jamaica with violent winds
Jamaica is being hit by the most powerful storm ever recorded on the island
Hurricane Melissa has made landfall in Jamaica - its most powerful storm since records began. The US National Hurricane Centre said the eye hit the southwest of the island with estimated maximum wind speeds close to three hundred kilometres an hour.
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(Photo: A fallen tree on a road caused by Hurricane Melissa in Kingston. Credit: Reuters)
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