Hurricane Melissa: images from the eye of the storm
• Oct 28, 2025, 3:38 PM
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As Hurricane #Melissa nears #Jamaica, a US Air Force plane flew into it. Images from the plane and satellite shots show the magnitude of what is to be the worst storm to hit the island nation since records began 174 ago. The Category 5 hurricane has already been blamed for at least seven deaths in the #Caribbean — three in Jamaica, three in Haiti and one in the Dominican Republic.
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