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Hurricane Melissa strikes eastern Cuba after devastating Jamaica

Hurricane Melissa, one of the strongest Atlantic storms on record, made landfall for the second time in 14 hours, striking Cuba Wednesday after unleashing powerful winds and flooding across Jamaica.

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Eyder Peralta is NPR's East Africa correspondent based in Nairobi, Kenya.
Leila Fadel is a national correspondent for NPR based in Los Angeles, covering issues of culture, diversity, and race.

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