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Today, Jamaica is surveying the damage left behind by Hurricane Melissa , a Category 5 storm that made landfall yesterday. The most populous part of the country, the capital Kingston, missed the brunt of the storm. The government says the international airport could reopen for relief flights as early as tomorrow. Meanwhile, the storm is battering the west coast of Cuba.

🎧 More than half a million people are without power, and every region of Jamaica is facing blocked roads and downed power lines, according to the country's government. NPR's Eyder Peralta tells Up First

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