Jamaica, Hurricane Melissa
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Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Cuba overnight after battering Jamaica as one of the most powerful landfalling storms in Atlantic basin history.
Follow live updates on Hurricane Melissa as the death toll reaches 38 people. Recovery efforts are underway in Jamaica, Haiti, Cuba and the Dominican Republic.
Hurricane Melissa brought hurricane-force gusts to Bermuda overnight and will weaken as it heads north, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. Maps show its forecast path.
The Jamaican authorities said they were not able to confirm the death toll from the storm yet, but expected it to rise in the coming days. At least 30 people died in Haiti, officials said.
Rescuers and aid workers have spread across Jamaica to deliver food and water after Hurricane Melissa ravaged the island.
As flights from the Caribbean continued to land in South Florida in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, CBS News Miami caught up with a man who was on the other side of the doors, waiting for someone special.
Powell, who is captain of Jamaica’s national team, is donating $100,000 via his Understand the Grind Foundation to Direct Relief in support of Hurricane Melissa recovery efforts. In addition, his foundation is seeking additional donations at DirectRelief.com/SupportJamaica.