MAIMI.- The hurricane Melissacategory 4, continues its passage through the Caribbeanaffecting countries like Cuba, Haiti and the Dominican Republicwhile Jamaica prepares to receive its impact in the coming days.
According to him National Hurricane Center (NHC) in the United States, the phenomenon maintains sustained winds of 230 kilometers per hour and could become even stronger along the way.
Jamaica prepares for possible “catastrophic” impact of Hurricane Melissa
Jamaican authorities issued emergency alerts and ordered the authorization of 881 shelters throughout the country to protect the population from “catastrophic floods” that are expected.
| URGENT — The Government of Jamaica issued an immediate mandatory evacuation order in the face of Hurricane Melissa, currently Category 4 and the most powerful storm on the planet.
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The Government provided urban transportation to facilitate the transfer of residents to shelters; However, some inhabitants of Port Royalin the capital Kingstonhave resisted evacuating despite warnings.
NHC forecasters warned that the hurricane could rapidly intensify as it moves toward the island of Hispaniola and the western caribbean seagenerating torrential rains and flash floods in the region.
An incredible view from satellite today as Major Hurricane #Melissa rages south of Jamaica
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Cuba reinforces evacuation measures before the arrival of the cyclone
In Cubaauthorities predict that the hurricane landfall Tuesday nightcrossing the country from south to north for about 12 hours.
The Presidency of the Republic reported that the evacuation or protection of almost 650 thousand people is being sought in the five eastern provinces.
During a meeting of National Defense Councilthe president Miguel Diaz-Canel He emphasized that “the fundamental thing is the protection of the population” and ordered the evacuation of all people who are “downstream of the dams, microdams and flood zones.”
The Cuban government has set up emergency brigades and medical care points in the most vulnerable areas, in addition to reinforcing surveillance in reservoirs and river channels.
Haiti registers deaths and injuries from the passage of Melissa
In Haitithe passage of Hurricane Melissa has left at least three people dead and 16 injuredaccording to the most recent balance of the Directorate of Civil Protection (DPC). Furthermore, it is reported 10 houses damaged and 450 homes flooded.
The meteorologist Wilner Polydorof the Hydrometeorological Unit (UHM)warned that the risks of landslides and floods persist because “the soil is saturated with water”.
Local authorities remain on high alert and have deployed rescue teams in several regions of the country, especially in the most affected rural areas.
Dominican Republic seeks to return to normality
Meanwhile, the Dominican Republic tries to regain calm after several days on alert.
The president Luis Abinader He called for “move towards normality“, after the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) reduce the number of provinces in red alert four.
The hurricane caused one death and material damage in the country, where 735 homes affected, 3,765 people displaced, 48 communities cut off y 77 refugees in four shelters.
Although the alert levels are beginning to decrease, the COE warned that the soils remain saturated and could generate new overflows and service interruptions.
Hurricane Melissa could reach category 5
According to him National Hurricane Center, Melissa continues to strengthen and could reach category 5the highest on the Saffir-Simpson scale.
It is about the thirteenth tropical storm of the Atlantic seasonwhich runs from June to November, and one of the most powerful recorded in recent years.
Authorities throughout the region remain on alert, as the Caribbean once again faces the onslaught of a particularly active hurricane season.
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