"Twenty of the reported deaths on Wednesday came after a river burst its banks in the southern coastal Haitian town of Petit-Goave, flooding and collapsing dozens of homes. list of 4 itemsend of list The mayor of the town, Jean Bertrand Subreme, said that people were still trapped under the rubble of their homes. I am overwhelmed by the situation, Subreme said, as he pleaded for help from the government."
"Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness had declared Jamaica a disaster area after Hurricane Melissa barrelled across the island. The hurricane ripped off the roofs of homes, inundated Jamaica's bread basket, and felled power lines and trees, leaving most of its 2.8 million people without electricity. Melissa took hours to cross over Jamaica, a passage over land that diminished its winds."
Hurricane Melissa has moved into Cuba after crossing Jamaica as one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes on record. At least 32 people have died: 20 in Petit-Goave after a river burst its banks and flooded and collapsed dozens of homes, three other deaths in Haiti, eight in Jamaica including a baby killed by a falling tree, and one in the Dominican Republic. Flooding in Petit-Goave left people trapped under rubble. Jamaica was declared a disaster area after roofs were ripped off, agricultural areas inundated, power lines and trees felled, and most of its 2.8 million people lost electricity. Melissa weakened to Category 2 crossing Cuba and is projected to move into the Bahamas, where dozens were evacuated.
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