The storm has been downgraded from a Category 5 to a Category 1 storm but is gathering speed.

"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."

The record-breaking storm is barreling toward Jamaica

If it strikes Jamaica at close to full strength, it could eclipse all storms the island has experienced before.

Slow-moving giant about to make landfall and will linger over the island before slamming into Cuba

Hurricane Melissa, a catastrophic Category 5 storm, makes landfall in Jamaica, threatening severe damage and widespread evacuations.

"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."

World Meteorological Organisation dubs slow-moving Melissa the ‘storm of the century’ as Cuba braces for impact.

Reports of families trapped by floodwaters in Jamaica, as hurricane moves on to threaten Cuba’s second-largest city

“I am overwhelmed by the situation,” Mayor Jean Bertrand Subrème said.

Melissa was forecast to cross the island through the morning and move into the Bahamas later Wednesday.

Hurricane Melissa has made landfall in Jamaica as a catastrophic category 5 storm, the strongest to lash the island since record-keeping began in 1851

Before the storm barreled north over Cuba, at least seven people died across the Caribbean as the storm approached Jamaica. See the storm's impact on Cuba.

Hurricane Melissa weakened to a Category 2 storm Wednesday afternoon after causing at least 36 deaths after hitting Jamaica, Haiti and Cuba since Tuesday.

Satellite imagery captured the moment that Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Cuba. The storm, the most powerful of the year, hit Cuba in the early hours of Wednesday (29 October)…

The hurricane was downgraded from a category five storm on Wednesday after it made landfall in Jamaica a day earlier as its strongest-ever storm, decimating crucial infrastructure…

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…

Hurricane warnings persist as Melissa nears Bermuda, with potential for strengthening before eventual weakening.

Recovery efforts are under way across Jamaica after Melissa rips off roofs, cuts electricity and unleashes floodwaters.

Dramatic video shows how Hurricane Melissa wreaked havoc across Jamaica, Cuba, and Haiti this week. The powerful storm made landfall in Jamaica, registering as a category 5…

Haiti has recorded the highest number of victims. The storm remains dangerous, and the death toll may rise as Jamaica and Cuba become accessible again.