Jamaica officials told local radio stations there was extensive damage in the island’s southwestern and northwestern regions.

Hurricane Melissa hit Cuba as a Category 2 storm on Wednesday after pummeling Jamaica as one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes on record.

Towns underwater, 185mph winds and half a million without power: Hurricane Melissa’s path of destruction devastates Jamaica - ‘STORM OF THE CENTURY’: Thousands of tourists remain stranded with airports closed after the storm battered the Caribbean island before heading to Cuba,

Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Cuba this morning as a slightly weaker Category 3 storm after blasting Jamaica with winds of up to 185mph - some of the strongest in its history

Hurricane Melissa made landfall Tuesday in Jamaica as a fearsome Category 5 storm. Forecasters said it could be the island's "storm of the century."

Tonae and Tonette Crayton went to Montego Bay, Jamaica, for a celebration. Now, Hurricane Melissa has jeopardized their return home.

President Donald Trump told reporters on Air Force One would assist Jamaica with the hurricane. “We’re watching it closely, and we’re prepared to move,” Trump said. He was shocked at the strength of the storm. The National Hurricane Center is advising residents to stay where they are and "put as many walls as possible between you and the outside."

Texas newlyweds Kasydee and Hunter Bishop are trapped near Montego Bay, Jamaica, as Hurricane Melissa approaches as a Category 5 storm with 175 mph winds.

Jamaica braces for world’s strongest storm of 2025 as death toll rises to 7 - At least seven people have already been killed as the storm batters the Caribbean with heavy winds and torrential rainfall

With wind speeds of up to 175mph (282km/h), Hurricane Melissa is a category five storm - the maximum strength. It is intensifying and expected to make landfall on the Caribbean island early on Tuesday. It has been blamed for four deaths in Haiti and the Dominican Republic, in addition to the lives lost in Jamaica.

Hurricane Melissa was set to pummel Jamaica as a catastrophic Category 5 storm, its strongest on record. It could be the island's "storm of the century," world forecasters say.

Up to 40 inches of rain, 13 feet of storm surge and 160 mph sustained winds will cause “extensive infrastructure damage” that will cut off communities, the National Hurricane Center warned. Melissa has already killed three people in Haiti and Jamaica each and one person in the Dominican Republic.