仅事实
飓风梅丽莎重创加勒比，死亡人数超过50人
摘要
五级飓风梅丽莎在加勒比地区造成广泛破坏，导致50多人死亡和重大基础设施损毁。
飓风梅丽莎是有记录以来最强大的风暴之一，在加勒比地区留下了毁灭性的痕迹，死亡人数已超过50人。该风暴以五级飓风的强度登陆牙买加，是自1988年以来袭击该岛最强烈的风暴。
在牙买加，已确认至少19人死亡，且有迹象表明可能会发现更多遇难者。约有462,000名居民仍处于停电状态，紧急食品分发工作已开始。
海地报告至少31人死亡，其中包括许多儿童，主要原因是位于Petit-Goâve镇附近的河流泛滥。在古巴，虽然没有报告死亡，但数千人已被疏散，超过60,000户住宅受损或被毁。
这场风暴还严重影响了该地区的儿童。联合国儿童基金会估计，超过70万名儿童受到影响，面临流离失所、教育中断以及基本服务获取受限的困境。
泛美卫生组织（PAHO）正在密切监测局势，并支持受灾国家的卫生应急准备工作。有关当局正为公共卫生和卫生系统功能面临的重大风险做准备，包括医疗设施可能受损和基本服务中断。
AccuWeather估计，飓风梅丽莎造成的总经济损失和破坏在480亿至520亿美元之间。科学家将此类飓风强度和频率的增加归因于温室气体排放导致的海洋水温升高。
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