Tropical Storm Melissa strengthens
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Haiti has reported three deaths and six injuries caused by landslides and flooding as Tropical Storm Melissa continues to pound several regions. Civil Protection officials report material damage across multiple departments as authorities warn of more heavy rain,
Tropical Storm Melissa is lumbering through the Caribbean Sea and bringing a risk of dangerous landslides and life-threatening flooding to Jamaica and southern Hispaniola.
The southern peninsula of Haiti and all of Jamaica remain under a hurricane watch and a tropical storm warning. Both countries are forecast to see a tremendous amount of rain, enough to potentially spawn life-threatening mudslides and flash flooding in Haiti and the island of Hispaniola.
AccuWeather meteorologists are expecting life-threatening flooding in Jamaica, the Dominican Republic and Cuba, leading to a potential humanitarian crisis in the days ahead.