Hurricane Melissa live updates: storm strengthens again to category 4 as it nears Cuba; ‘extensive’ damage in parts of Jamaica

Reports of families trapped by floodwaters in Jamaica, as hurricane moves on to threaten Cuba’s second-largest city

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Writing on X, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez said 735,000 people had so far been evacuated.

Earlier, in a televised address to the nation and wearing an olive-green uniform, Díaz-Canel urged the population to not underestimate the power of the storm, calling it “the strongest ever to hit national territory.”

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Source: World news | The Guardian.