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Flooding landslides, power outages,
and building damage are reported in Jamaica as a result of Hurricane Melissa.
It made landfall in western Jamaica yesterday as one of the strongest hurricanes on record,
a Category 5 storm with sustained winds of 185 miles per hour.
Melissa has since made landfall in eastern Cuba as a weaker, though still major, Category 3 storm.
President Trump has arrived in South Korea.
It's the third stop on the president's latest trip to Asia.
It's expected to include a meeting with China's President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of a regional summit.
Trump hopes to announce a trade deal with Beijing before returning to the U.S.
There are no plans for Trump to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on this trip.
NPR's Anthony Kuhn says ahead of Trump's arrival in Busan,
North Korea launched multiple cruise missiles.
North Korean state media reported that the nuclear-capable cruise missiles were fired from a warship and flew for about two hours over the Yellow Sea west of the Korean peninsula and hit their target.