Kingston airport reopens to flights carrying aid, with some towns in Jamaica underwater and power lines down in south-west

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

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."

Jamaica’s government says it has done all it can to prepare for strongest hurricane in country since records began

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."

KINGSTON, Jamaica: Heavy floodwaters swept across southwestern Jamaica, winds tore roofs off buildings and boulders tumbled into roads Tuesday as Hurricane Melissa came ashore as…

Hours after the storm passed Jamaica, causing a massive power outage, authorities urged residents to continue sheltering.

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.

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

With communication networks in Jamaica crippled, the true scale of the disaster remains unknown.

Video shows the damage done to Sangster International Airport in Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa made landfall, with officials declaring the entire country a “disaster area”. The…

People in Jamaica are waking up to the devastation left by Hurricane Melissa, as Prime Minister Andrew Holness declared the entire country a “disaster area". Footage shows entire…

SANTIAGO DE CUBA: Hurricane Melissa left dozens dead and widespread destruction across Cuba, Haiti and Jamaica, where roofless homes, fallen utility poles and water-logged…

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…