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Powerful Category 5 Maria slams Caribbean just weeks after Irma

Many across the eastern Caribbean have just barely begun to pick up the pieces after Irma devastated the region less than two weeks ago. Maria underwent a period of explosive intensification on Monday, doubling in intensity from a Category 1 storm with winds of 80 mph to a Category 5 with winds of 160 mph in less than 24 hours.