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Nearly 50 Dead After Hurricane Melissa Thrashes Caribbean

This is Beirut, 31/10 09:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

United Nations Hurricane Melissa Jamaica Haiti

The death toll from Hurricane Melissa rose Thursday to nearly 50 people, officials said, after the ferocious storm devastated Caribbean islands and was bearing down on Bermuda. Flooding was expected to subside in the Bahamas although high water could persist in Cuba, Jamaica, Haiti and neighboring Dominican Republic, the US National Hurricane ...

Hurricane Melissa Batters Jamaica, Touches Down in Cuba

This is Beirut, 29/10 20:12 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Jamaica Cuba Hurricane Melissa

Cubans waded through flooded houses Wednesday, and authorities in Haiti reported 20 dead as Hurricane Melissa blasted across the Caribbean after devastating swaths of Jamaica. The storm made landfall in Cuba overnight, with the US National Hurricane Center (NHC) describing it as "extremely dangerous" even as it started to ...

Hurricane Melissa Makes Landfall in Cuba After Roaring Across Jamaica

This is Beirut, 29/10 10:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

USA Cuba Hurricane Melissa Jamaica

Hurricane Melissa picked up strength as it bore down on Cuba, where it made landfall Wednesday after ripping a path of destruction through Jamaica as one of the most powerful hurricanes on record there, lashing the island nation with brutal winds and torrential rain. The monster storm was still 110 miles (175 kilometers) away from Guantanamo late ...

Hurricane Melissa Strikes With Historic Force

This is Beirut, 28/10 19:50 - Reading : less than a minute

Jamaica Climate Hurricane Melissa

Hurricane Melissa, classified as a Category 5 storm, the highest level on the Saffir-Simpson scale, is threatening Jamaica. With sustained winds of 225 km/h, torrential rainfall, and a high risk of flooding and landslides. The island is under red alert, with parts of the capital, Kingston, already submerged and mass evacuations underway. This ...

New Deep Sea Mining Rules Lack Consensus Despite US Pressure

This is Beirut, 18/07 10:45 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Environment Climate Mining Oceans Jamaica

After two weeks of negotiations, the International Seabed Authority (ISA) is still far from finalizing rules for extracting coveted metals on the high seas despite heightened pressure triggered by US efforts to fast-track the controversial practice. Following a meeting in March and the current session in Jamaica, the 36 members of the ISA's ...

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