Hurricane Melissa has intensified into a Category 5 storm, posing a catastrophic threat to Jamaica.
The storm's slow movement threatens to dump up to 40 inches of rain, causing severe flooding and landslides.
Mandatory evacuations are underway in Jamaica, and the island's international airports have closed.
The storm has already caused fatalities and significant damage in Haiti and the Dominican Republic.
Forecasters warn Melissa could be the most powerful hurricane to directly strike Jamaica in recorded history.
The
Caribbean is confronting a meteorological nightmare as Hurricane
Melissa, now a maximum Category 5 storm, relentlessly approaches
Jamaica. On Monday, October 27, 2025, the U.S. National Hurricane Center
warned of catastrophic winds, life-threatening storm surge and biblical
rainfall amounts set to pummel the island nation.
With sustained winds
of 160 mph and intensifying, Melissa represents the most severe direct
threat to Jamaica in decades, prompting urgent evacuations, the closure
of international airports and a dire warning for residents to seek
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