00:00Hurricane Melissa didn't just hit the Caribbean, it tore it apart.
00:04And it's left behind a disaster the region will never forget.
00:07It struck Jamaica first as a Category 5 monster.
00:11Winds howled at 185 miles per hour.
00:14Western Jamaica was hit the hardest.
00:16In Black River, 90% of homes were damaged or completely destroyed.
00:20Three-quarters of the country lost power.
00:22At least 19 lives were lost.
00:24Even after it passed, thunderstorms slowed rescue efforts.
00:28Melissa then slammed into Cuba as a Category 3.
00:31Still powerful, with winds up to 120 miles per hour.
00:34In Haiti, the storm triggered flash floods and landslides.
00:38The result? At least 30 more lives lost.
00:41And Melissa isn't done yet.
00:43It's heading toward Bermuda and the Bahamas.
00:45But it's slowly weakening as it moves out into the Atlantic.
00:49Elsewhere, Cyclone Mantha flooded southeast India.
00:51And in Vietnam, rain has drowned entire cities.
00:54From the Caribbean to Asia, nature has shown its raw power.
00:59And for many, the recovery has only just begun.
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