How Hurricane Melissa has impacted multiple Caribbean countries

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Thirty deaths from Hurricane Melissa have been confirmed, but numbers are expected to rise.

Jamaica's infrastructure suffered severe damage and many areas are without power.

Cuban officials report no fatalities, but there has been extensive damage.

Multiple Caribbean countries are reeling in the wake of Hurricane Melissa, which has been traveling through the region for the past few days, bringing torrential rains, devastating winds, landslides and flash floods.

The storm first made landfall in Jamaica on Tuesday as a catastrophic Category 5 hurricane and has now also passed through Cuba and the Bahamas . Other countries not in the direct path of the hurricane, like the Dominican Republic and Haiti, have also seen devastating impacts from the storm.

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