Hurricane Melissa, now a Category 3 storm, struck Cuba early Wednesday after devastating Jamaica less than 24 hours earlier. The US National Hurricane Center (NHC) described it as an “extremely dangerous” storm that crossed into eastern Cuba with sustained winds of about 120 mph (195 km/h). As it moved inland, torrential rainfall, powerful gusts, and storm surges up to 12 feet (3.7 metres) above normal battered coastal communities. Cuban authorities launched one of the largest evacuations in recent history, moving around 735,000 people to safety. Emergency shelters have been opened across Granma, Santiago de Cuba, Guantánamo, Holguin, and Las Tunas provinces. Local media reported that...
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