Melissa is now a Category 3 hurricane as it heads toward eastern Cuba, after bringing catastrophic winds, rain and storm surge to Jamaica. Melissa has weakened to a Category 3 hurricane, with 125 mph maximum sustained winds, on its approach toward eastern Cuba.

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Melissa has been blamed for at least seven deaths. At least three people were killed by the storm in Haiti over the weekend, and a fourth died in the Dominican Republic, where another person remains missing. In Jamaica, officials said at least three people died ahead of Melissa's arrival.

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Hurricane Melissa has made landfall in Jamaica as a Category 5 storm, the strongest ever to hit the island. According to the National Hurricane Center, Melissa made landfall in southwestern Jamaica near New Hope with estimated maximum sustained winds of 185 mph.

Severe Cyclonic Storm Montha crossed the Andhra Pradesh and Yanam coasts between Machilipatnam and Kalingapatnam, south of Kakinada near Narsapur, la

The White House pressed U.S. Navy officials to launch 2,000-pound live bombs instead of dummy explosives during an elaborate military demonstration for the service's 250th anniversary celebration that President Donald Trump attended,