"I urge all Jamaicans to stay inside and remain within the safety of your homes. Avoid unnecessary travel. Strong winds, heavy rains and flash floods can occur at any moment, he said late on Monday. Staying indoors is the safest option and reduces the burden on our security and emergency personnel, he added. I am satisfied that our security forces are properly deployed to maintain law and order during this disaster."
"There is no infrastructure in the region that can withstand a Category 5, he said, referring to the strongest storm on the Saffir-Simpson scale. The question now is the speed of recovery. That's the challenge. The storm already has been blamed for seven deaths in the Caribbean three in Jamaica, three in Haiti and one in the Dominican Republic, where another person remains missing."
Jamaica faces an imminent Category 5 hurricane, Melissa, expected to make landfall early Tuesday near St Elizabeth Parish and exit near St Ann Parish. Residents have been instructed to remain indoors and avoid unnecessary travel as strong winds, heavy rains, flash floods, landslides, fallen trees, and widespread power outages are expected. No infrastructure in the region can withstand a Category 5 storm, making recovery speed the primary challenge. The storm has been blamed for seven deaths across the Caribbean — three in Jamaica, three in Haiti, and one in the Dominican Republic — with another person missing. Maximum sustained winds reached 282 km/h (175 mph).
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