KINGSTON, Jamaica – As the record-breaking Hurricane Melissa brings destructive winds, torrential rain and aggressive storm surge across Jamaica, widespread flooding has Jamaican officials warning of another dangerous and unusual threat: crocodiles.

Jamaica's South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA), which covers Kingston, Saint Andrew, Saint Thomas and Saint Catherine, issued a notice warning those enduring the destructive effects of one the most powerful hurricanes in the Atlantic basin to make landfall in 90 years, that the extreme flooding could displace Jamaica's crocodile population.

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Rising water levels in Jamaica's rivers, gullies and swamps could displace the crocodiles from their natural habitats,

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