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Footage has emerged from the eye of Hurricane Melissa after a specially adapted plane operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) flew into the center of the storm. Melissa is on track to make landfall on Tuesday in Jamaica before coming ashore in Cuba later in the day and then heading toward the Bahamas. Footage shows the eerie calmness with clear blue, sunny skies up above, while the thick cloudy eye wall can be seen swirling around in the distance. Find out more at

Hurricane Melissa tore through Jamaica as one of the most powerful Atlantic storms in history, wreaked havoc on the Caribbean island leaving as many as 25,000 tourists stranded. Melissa brought 120mph to Cuba after making landfall on Wednesday as a Category 3 storm after it arrived in Jamaica as a Category 5 one. Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness declared the island was a 'disaster area' on Tuesday afternoon as he seeks to 'prevent any exploitation at a time when citizens are securing food,