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Hurricane Melissa made landfall overnight in eastern Cuba.
It's still a major category three storm, with winds of 115 miles per hour.
Ben appears at her Peralta reports, the hurricane smashed into Jamaica first,
with top winds of 185 miles per hour.
In Jamaica, authorities say the storm left some western provinces completely under water.
The Minister of Local Government Desmond Mackenzie said some families were trapped in their homes by floodwaters.
Rescue workers had not been able to get to them.
And we are hoping and praying that the situation will ease so that some attempts can be made to get.
to those persons.
In Cuba, the storm came on shore west of Santiago de Cuba.
Hundreds of thousands of people have been evacuated.
The island is especially vulnerable because it is in the midst of a deep economic crisis.
The government says it expects serious damage from the hurricane.
Idupralta, in PR News, Mexico City.
It is quieter today in Gaza after intense Israeli attacks overnight.