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UN says Hurricane Melissa severely damaged eastern Cuba; anticipatory action prepositioned
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Francisco Pichon, the United Nations resident coordinator for Cuba, said Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Santiago de Cuba and battered eastern provinces with sustained winds above 200 km/h and very heavy rainfall.
Francisco Pichon, the United Nations resident coordinator for Cuba, said Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Santiago de Cuba and battered eastern provinces with sustained winds above 200 km/h and very heavy rainfall.
"Melissa is now classified as one of the three most powerful hurricanes ever recorded in Cuba, the strongest worldwide in 2025 so far," Pichon said, noting the storm struck directly in the province of Santiago de Cuba.
Pichon described preliminary impact assessments as still unfolding but said more than 3,000,000 people had been exposed to life-threatening conditions and that dozens of…
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