Environment Editorial (EFE).- ANDHurricane Melissa formed as storm tropical last Tuesday at sea Caribbean, has reached the category 5, according to the National Center of Hurricanes (NHCin English) of USAwhich provides winds destructive, surge cyclonic and floods catastrophic events that will worsen in Jamaica throughout the day and into this evening.
The forecast is that Melissa hit as a hurricane to Jamaica this Monday and Cuba on Tuesday or Wednesday, in addition to causing rains in Haiti and in the Dominican Republic, where a million users have already been left without water.
From the National Center of Hurricanes HE warns to the population of Jamaica not to abandon its safe haven, as there is a high risk of flash floods and catastrophic landslides until tomorrow, Tuesday.
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Furthermore, it is remembered that the winds of character destructive, especially in areas mountainous, They will start tonight and could cause serious damage to infrastructures, cuts of energy and long-distance communications durationleaving comunities isolated.
Swells are also expected cyclonic and waves dangerous along the south coast until Tuesday.
Heavy rain alert in Cuba
In Haiti and in Dominican Republic Tropical storm conditions are expected to arrive toward the end of Tuesday and will prolong on Wednesday.
There is also a warning floodslandslides and probable community isolations.
In regions from the east of Cuba, it is expected that the rains fall with force and the winds blow with great intensity during the evening of Tuesday.
