Police said at least 14 people have died in Jamaica, where the toll is expected to keep rising. In Haiti, at least 30 people were reported killed and 20 others were missing.

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.

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