Hurricane Melissa battered the Caribbean with deadly force, leaving at least 30 people dead or missing and widespread destruction in Jamaica, Cuba and Haiti. The storm is now affecting the Bahamas and Turks and Caikos.

Melissa is forecast to make landfall on the island Tuesday and cross Cuba and the Bahamas through Wednesday.

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…