00:00Welcome back. The Caribbean region, Haiti, Jamaica and Cuba are bracing for the impact of Tropical
00:14Storm Melissa. The present Melissa is expected to linger for several days near Jamaica with
00:18a very slow west and north progression. By early next week it is expected to become a
00:24Category 5 hurricane. Regardless of whether or not Melissa becomes an actual Category 5 storm,
00:30by its wind speeds, this storm is expected to bring catastrophic amounts of rain,
00:34which poses serious risk for flash flooding and landslides across portions of Jamaica,
00:38southern Dominican Republic and southern Haiti. The U.S. National Hurricane Center is forecasting
00:4325 inches of rain for parts of Jamaica and up to 35 inches of rain for southern Haiti
00:49through the middle of next week.
00:57And in this context, Tropical Storm Melissa has left at least four dead and a dozen
01:00injuries in Haiti, most of the fatalities being caused by a landslide in Fontamara,
01:05Port-au-Prince. World War II issued an orange alert in the southeastern departments of the country
01:10due to the impact of the weather event. The Ministry of Civil Protection of the Caribbean nation is
01:14carrying out protection and evacuation operations due to heavy rains and the risk of flooding in the
01:20insular areas of the country. They also report that these rainfalls caused the Saint Martin River
01:25to flood in the west of the country and the destruction of several homes in the northwest in Port-au-Prince.
01:31Meanwhile, Q1 Civil Defense intensifies security measures in the east of the country and Camagüey
01:42as Tropical Storm Melissa approaches. World War II is maintaining close attention to the storm's development
01:48as it threatens the island's territory. Precisely in the east, work is underway with the tree pruning,
01:52sewer cleaning and evacuation strategies. The Civil Defense Ministry said the main objective is to
01:58protect people's lives as well as materials, resources, animals and agricultural products.
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