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Hurricane Melissa weakened to a Category 2 storm as it crossed Cuba, after pummeling Jamaica as the strongest storm ever recorded over that Caribbean island.
At least 25 dead in Haiti flood. Flooding triggered by Hurricane Melissa has left at least 20 people dead and 10 others missing in Haiti, authorities said.
The mayor of the southern Haitian coastal town of Petit-Goave, Jean Bertrand Subreme, told The Associated Press that 25 people had died after La Digue river burst its banks and flooded nearby homes.
“I am overwhelmed by the situation,” Subreme said as he pleaded with the government to help rescue victims.
Dozens of homes collapsed and people were still trapped under rubble as of Wednesday morning, he added.
Emmanuel Pierre, Haiti’s civil defense agency chief, told the AFP news agency that 10 children were among those who died in river floods. Emergency responders were conducting searches for the missing, Pierre added.
Source: dw.com