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Hurricane Matthew Heads For Jamaica Packing Strong Winds

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Hurricane Matthew has weakened slightly as it moves towards Jamaica, but is still packing winds of up to 250km/h (155mph), strong enough to wreck houses, forecasters say. It is now a category four storm, the US National Hurricane Center says, after reaching the top category five on a scale of intensity. An urgent meeting of … Read more

Hurricane Intensifies In Carribean

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The most powerful hurricane in the Atlantic for nine years is moving towards Jamaica with wind speeds of up to 260km/h (160mph), strong enough to wreck houses. Weather forecasters have upgraded Hurricane Matthew to category five, the highest on the scale of intensity. Jamaican PM Andrew Holness has called an urgent meeting of parliament to … Read more