Hurricane Melissa bears down on Jamaica
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Medical student Soleil Martin is trying to fly home to Saint Kitts before Category 5 Hurricane Melissa makes landfall in Jamaica. She has experienced hurricanes before but never a Category 4 or 5.
Hurricane Melissa strengthened into a Category 5 storm early Monday, unleashing torrential rain and threatening to bring catastrophic flooding to the northern Caribbean.
Life-threatening Hurricane Melissa is hurtling towards Jamaica in the Caribbean. Follow Newsweek's live news coverage.