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Namibia: Hurricane Melissa: Jamaica braces for world’s strongest storm of 2025 – News

Namibia: Hurricane Melissa: Jamaica braces for world’s strongest storm of 2025 – News

Africa Links 24 with Vanessa Buschschluter
Published on 2025-10-28 07:00:17

Three people have already died in Jamaica as it braces for the world’s strongest storm this year – and possibly the strongest on record for the island – with United States (US) meteorologists warning of “catastrophic and life-threatening” conditions.

With wind speeds of up to 282km/h, Hurricane Melissa is a category five storm – the maximum strength. It is intensifying and expected to make landfall on the Caribbean island early on Tuesday.

It has been blamed for four…

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