Melissa strengthens into a Category 3 hurricane, threating catastrophic flooding in Jamaica, Haiti

KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Hurricane Melissa rapidly strengthened into a major Category 3 hurricane as it unleashed torrential rain in the northern Caribbean and threatened catastrophic flooding and landslides in Jamaica and southern Haiti. U.S. forecasters warned that the slow-moving Melissa is expected to strengthen further and be a major hurricane when making landfall in [...]