KINGSTON / LONDON (IT BOLTWISE) – Hurricane ‘Melissa’ has reached the highest Category 5 and is threatening the Caribbean island of Jamaica with destructive winds and flooding. Authorities have ordered evacuations as the storm heads toward the capital, Kingston. Cuba is also preparing for the strong hurricane that has already claimed lives in Haiti and the Dominican Republic.
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Hurricane Melissa has become one of the strongest storms of the season and is threatening the Caribbean with its destructive power. With wind speeds of up to 260 kilometers per hour, the storm is approaching the coast of Jamaica and has already triggered a hurricane warning for the island and parts of Cuba. The authorities in both countries have initiated extensive evacuation measures to bring the population to safety.
Jamaica’s Prime Minister Andrew Holness has ordered the closure of the airport in Kingston and urged the population to stay in their homes and follow the instructions of the authorities. Almost 900 emergency shelters have been set up to offer people protection. The impact of the storm could be devastating, with the risk of storm surges and catastrophic flooding that have already claimed lives in Haiti and the Dominican Republic.
Cuba is also preparing intensively for the arrival of the hurricane. President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez emphasized that protecting the population is the top priority. Cuban authorities plan to evacuate thousands of people from vulnerable areas as the storm is expected to move across the southeast of the country. Preparations also include securing infrastructure and providing emergency resources.
The formation of such tropical cyclones is facilitated by warming oceans, a phenomenon that experts link to climate change. The Atlantic hurricane season runs from June to November, and storms are named in alphabetical order. ‘Melissa’ is the latest in a series of storms to hit the region this season, highlighting the increasing threat of extreme weather events.
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