Kingston, Oct. 29 -- Hurricane Melissa is now squarely over western Jamaica, two hours after it officially made landfall as a dangerous Category 5 storm, inundating roads and bridges in low lying areas and causing widespread internet outages on the island.
Melissa's centre is now squarely over western Jamaica, two hours after it officially made landfall. Following the landfall, Melissa appears to be losing some strength, as it tracks deeper into Jamaica this afternoon, reports CNN .
Melissa made landfall at around 1 p.m. local time near New Hope, Jamaica. Its 185 mph winds make it the strongest storm on record to smash into the country. Melissa is also tied as the second-strongest hurricane in Atlantic history, in terms of wind speed.
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