Hurricane Melissa strengthened further after pausing for most of Sunday south of Jamaica, with forecasters fearing the historic storm will lead to a humanitarian and economic disaster across the region.
Melissa’s top winds reached 150 miles (240 kilometers) per hour, rising from 145 mph. That makes it a Category 4 as it meandered across the Caribbean 130 miles south-southwest of Kingston, Jamaica, the US National Hurricane Center said in an advisory issued at 2 a.m. New York time.
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