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October 29, 2025

Hurricane Melissa Makes Landfall in Cuba as a Strong Category 3 Hurricane After Battering Jamaica
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Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Cuba today as a strong Category 3
hurricane, according to the National Hurricane Center. Cuban authorities
evacuated 750,000 people ahead of the storm. Melissa hit Jamaica
yesterday as a Category 5 hurricane, lashing the island nation with
185-mile-per-hour winds and leaving more than a half a million people
without power. We'll have more on this story later in the broadcast.


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