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Hurricane Melissa has strengthened into a Category 5 storm as it moves through the Caribbean.

Jamaica, Cuba, and Haiti are expected to face catastrophic flooding, landslides, and destructive winds.

The storm has already been blamed for at least four deaths in Haiti and the Dominican Republic.

Hurricane Melissa strengthened into a monster Category 5 storm early Monday, Oct. 27, as it churns slowly through the Caribbean with destructive winds, torrential rain, storm surge, and catastrophic flooding expected to intensify in Jamaica through the day and into the night, according to the latest advisory from the National Hurricane Center in Miami.

Melissa has maximum sustained winds of 160 mph as of 5 a.m. Monday and could strengthen even more during the next 12 to

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