Weather satellites have beamed back views of Hurricane Melissa as seen from space as it makes its way over the Caribbean Sea, with Jamaica bracing for what could be the "most powerful" Category 5 storm in history. The island is expecting up to 76 centimetres (30 inches) of rain and 160mph winds when it makes landfall on Tuesday (28 October), with the US National Hurricane Centre warning “catastrophic and life-threatening flash flooding and numerous landslides are likely.” At least four people have already died, including three in Haiti and one in the Dominican Republic, as the hurricane continues to move northeast. One person remains missing.

Jamaica prepares for Melissa's arrival as forecasts predict over 72 hours of hurricane conditions and heavy rainfall.

The erratic and slow-moving storm has killed at least three people in Haiti and a fourth person in the Dominican Republic, where another person remains missing.

Hurricane Melissa became a major hurricane late Saturday with catastrophic flash flooding and landslides in Haiti, the Dominican Republic and Jamaica.

Melissa is expected to strengthen even further into a major catastrophic hurricane when making landfall in Jamaica.

The rare highest-strength storm is set to hit Jamaica by Tuesday, having already caused two deaths in Haiti.

Hurricane Melissa strengthened into a major Category 4 hurricane, with the possibility of intensifying to a Category 5 storm Sunday night.

Hurricane Melissa has strengthened into a major Category 4 hurricane, with the possibility of intensifying to a Category 5 storm.

Hurricane Melissa has strengthened into a major Category 4 hurricane, with the possibility of intensifying to a Category 5 storm.

Storm could intensify further, threatening to cause catastrophic flooding in the northern Caribbean, including Haiti

Hurricane Melissa is expected to continue to gain force as it threatens catastrophic damage to Jamaica. Latest updates.

Residents in Jamaica prepared for Hurricane Melissa as it strengthened into a Category 4 hurricane on Sunday (26 October). Melissa, the 13th named storm of the Atlantic hurricane…

The US National Hurricane Center (NHC) said the Category 4 was packing maximum winds of about 145 miles per hour – and would likely intensify into a top-level Category 5 storm…

Record-breaking hurricane expected to make landfall on Tuesday with 160mph winds, while New Zealand reels from storm damage

At least four people have already been killed as the storm batters the Caribbean with heavy winds and torrential rainfall

Hurricane Melissa has been upgraded to a Category 5 storm, with destructive winds, storm surge, and catastrophic flooding expected to intensify in Jamaica, the National Hurricane…

Melissa has been upgraded to a category five storm and could become Jamaica's strongest on record.

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Weather satellites have beamed back views of Hurricane Melissa as seen from space as it makes its way over the Caribbean Sea, with Jamaica bracing for what could be the "most…

Hurricane Melissa has strengthened into a Category 5 storm, according to the National Hurricane Center.

Melissa has strengthened into a major Category 5 storm. Here's what that means.