Hurricane Melissa hits Cuba
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Deadly Hurricane Melissa weakens to Category 2 storm
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Hurricane Melissa made its second landfall early Wednesday morning near Chivirico, Cuba, as a Category 3 storm with winds of 120 mph.
The capitals and exclamation points are warranted. Hurricane Melissa is an extraordinary storm, even among the many massive, fast-growing, devastating cyclones that have been erupting in the Atlantic Ocean in recent years.
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25 people die in southern Haiti after river flooded by Hurricane Melissa burst its banks, mayor says
The mayor of a southern Haitian coastal town told The Associated Press that 25 people died after a river burst its banks and flooded nearby homes. Dozens of homes in Petit-Goâve collapsed, and people were still trapped under rubble as of Wednesday morning,