
Hurricane Melissa hit Cuba's eastern provinces overnight, leaving a wake of widespread destruction, cutting off communities, flooding homes, and causing severe damage to critical infrastructure. The powerful storm eventually weakened but continued to generate unstable conditions across the eastern part of the island, where communities grappled with the aftermath as it drifted northeast.

Hurricane Melissa, a catastrophic Category 5 storm, is battering Jamaica's south coast today, bringing torrential rains and devastating winds as officials warn the powerful system could destroy the nation’s infrastructure.