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Jamaicans take stock after hurricane causes damage, flooding and power cuts
Jamaicans are taking stock after Hurricane Melissa, the strongest storm to strike the island in modern history, barrelled across the cou
Summary
Many parts of Jamaica's western side are under water, with homes destroyed by strong winds after the hurricane tore across the island with catastrophic force. Across Jamaica's central parishes, flood waters rose to the roofs of two-storey homes, Kingston-based journalist Kimone Francis of The Jamaica Gleaner said. The big palm trees with all the roots are up.
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People
- Andrew Holness3
- Desmond McKenzie2
- Andrew Houston Moncure
- Miguel Diaz-Canel
- Miguel Díaz-Canel
- Warrell Nicholson
- Kimone Francis
- Mesa Rodríguez
Organisations
- U.S. National Hurricane Center
- Jamaica Gleaner
- AFP.Across
- BBC
Places
- Jamaica3
- Haiti3
- Cuba3
- St Elizabeth2
- Caribbean2
- Kingston2
- Bahamas2
- St Elizabeth Parish
Keywords
- melissa2
- destruction
- devastating
- decimating
- barrelled
- flooding
- slammed
- causes
- damage
- dozens
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