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"The category 5 storm battered hospitals, tore through an airport and swamped whole towns underwater, even unleashing the threat of displaced crocodiles. The death toll climbed on Thursday with four fatalities confirmed as people dug from the rubble in the wake of the storm's devastation. As the storm ploughed through the northern Caribbean on Wednesday and Thursday, a further 25 people were confirmed dead in Haiti."
The Independent funds on-the-ground reporting on issues including reproductive rights, climate change and Big Tech through reader donations and avoids paywalls. Donations enable deployment of journalists to gather facts and speak to both sides. Hurricane Melissa struck Jamaica with sustained winds of 185 mph as a Category 5, battering hospitals, damaging an airport, flooding towns and threatening displaced wildlife. Four fatalities were confirmed in Jamaica and a further 25 deaths reported in Haiti. More than 25,000 people sheltered across western Jamaica, 77 per cent of the island lost power, and tens of thousands of tourists were stranded, including 8,000 Britons.
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