Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, Oct 29, 2025 (AFP) - Caribbean reels from 'unprecedented' hurricane destruction

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Hurricane Melissa bore down on the Bahamas Wednesday after cutting a path of destruction through the Caribbean, leaving 30 people dead or missing in Haiti and parts of Jamaica and Cuba in ruins. Somewhat weakened but still threatening, Melissa will bring damaging winds and flooding rains to the Bahamas Wednesday before moving on to Bermuda late Thursday, according to the US National Hurricane Center (NHC). "In the Bahamas, residents should remai......

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