Kingston, Jamaica | AFP
Hurricane Melissa has strengthened to a Category 4 storm as it picks up speed over the Caribbean sea and approaches eastern Cuba, the US National Hurricane Center said late Tuesday.
The storm took hours to cross over Jamaica, a passage over land that diminished its winds, dropping down to a Category 3 — from the maximum level 5 — before ramping back up to Category 4.
“Melissa is expected to remain a powerful hurricane when it moves across Cuba, the Bahamas, and near Bermuda,” the NHC said in its latest advisory.
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