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Hurricane Melissa set to pummel Jamaica as the strongest storm in recorded history

Hurricane Melissa is expected to make landfall early Tuesday morning in Jamaica. The Category 5 hurricane is poised to become the strongest storm ever to strike the island.

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Eyder Peralta is NPR's East Africa correspondent based in Nairobi, Kenya.
Michel Martin is the weekend host of All Things Considered, where she draws on her deep reporting and interviewing experience to dig in to the week's news. Outside the studio, she has also hosted "Michel Martin: Going There," an ambitious live event series in collaboration with Member Stations.