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Hurricane Melissa Leaves 67 Dead, $50B in Damage

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The death toll from Hurricane Melissa has climbed to 67 as the storm leaves a trail of devastation across the Caribbean. Jamaican officials on Monday confirmed at least 32 fatalities.
The death toll from Hurricane Melissa has climbed to 67 as the storm leaves a trail of devastation across the Caribbean. Jamaican officials on Monday confirmed at least 32 fatalities in the country, with another eight unconfirmed deaths under investigation, per Fox Weather. Earlier reports put the toll at 34 in Haiti and one in the Dominican Republic, per NBC News. « The scale of destruction is unlike anything we have seen in decades », Jamaica Prime Minister Andrew Holness tweeted Monday after touring devastated areas.

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