The Latest Breaking News from Jamaica

At least seven people have already been killed as the storm batters the Caribbean with heavy winds and torrential rainfall

Record-breaking hurricane expected to make landfall on Tuesday with 160mph winds, while New Zealand reels from storm damage

Hurricane Melissa is roaring toward Jamaica with destructive Category 4 winds and was expected to strengthen further before making landfall on the Caribbean nation with up to 30 inches of rain and a life-threatening storm surge

The rapidly intensifying storm could hit Jamaica as a rare Category 5 hurricane, forecasters warn.

Residents in Jamaica prepared for Hurricane Melissa as it strengthened into a Category 4 hurricane on Sunday (26 October).

Melissa's center was forecast to move over Jamaica on Tuesday

Watch live as Hurricane Melissa makes landfall in Jamaica with catastrophic flooding expected.

Storm could intensify further, threatening to cause catastrophic flooding in northern Caribbean

Hurricane Melissa barrels toward Jamaica as a Category 5 monster storm, threatening record winds, floods, and catastrophic damage.

Hurricane Melissa has strengthened into a major Category 3 hurricane, unleashing torrential rain and threatening to cause catastrophic flooding in the northern Caribbean, including Haiti and Jamaica

Tropical Storm Melissa is expected to strengthen into a hurricane, threatening the northern Caribbean with massive rainfall and life-threatening flooding