Melissa is an “extremely dangerous” Category 3 hurricane plowing through Cuba after the storm made a historic landfall in Jamaica as one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes in history. Follow for live updates.

More than 20 people have died in Haiti in flooding caused by Hurricane Melissa, which made landfall on Tuesday as a category five storm in Jamaica. Melissa hit Jamaica as one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes on record,

According to the latest weather report by CNN, tropical storm Melissa has formed in the Caribbean Sea, signalling the continued activity of the Atlantic hurricane season.The U.S.

Melissa underwent extreme rapid intensification, strengthening to a rare Category 5 with winds of 175 mph and stronger gusts, making it the strongest storm on the planet this year. Follow for live updates.

Hurricane Melissa is expected to make landfall in Jamaica soon. One of the most powerful hurricanes to strike the Caribbean region, Melissa has been marked as a rare Category 5 hurricane with 160 mph winds, as per the US-based National Hurricane Centre (NHC).