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

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

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

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…

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

Melissa's center was forecast to move over Jamaica on Tuesday

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

Jamaicans urged to seek shelter immediately, and Cuba, Haiti and Dominican Republic also threatened

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…

The catastrophic and record-breaking storm is barreling toward Jamaica at speed

Satellite imagery shows the “monster” eye of Hurricane Melissa, the most powerful storm recorded this year, that is currently hurtling towards Jamaica. The category five storm is…

Jamaican officials call on public to get to higher ground and shelters ahead of hurricane amid warning of ‘multiple life-threatening hazards’

The record-breaking storm is barreling toward Jamaica

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

Officials urge people to stay indoors as Category 5 storm bears down on Caribbean nation.

Category 5 storm is predicted to be the most destructive storm on record to hit the Caribbean island.

At least three people are dead in Jamaica as Hurricane Melissa, the world's strongest storm so far this year, bears down on the Caribbean island nation, officials said.

"There is no infrastructure in the region that can withstand a Category 5," Prime Minister Andrew Holness said. "The question now is the speed of recovery."

With peak sustained winds of 175 mph and gusts exceeding 210 mph, Hurricane Melissa is forecast to be the strongest storm ever to strike Jamaica.