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Hurricane Melissa has strengthened to a category 5 storm expected to strike Jamaica on early Tuesday.
The “life-threatening” storm is expected to bring up to 40in (101cm) of rainfall to some parts of Jamaica, according to the US National Hurricane Center (NHC), as well as destructive winds of 160mph (260 kph) and the risk of major flooding. Cuba, Haiti and the Dominican Republic are also threatened.
“Catastrophic flash flooding and numerous landslides are likely,” the advisory said.
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