Source: Euronews (Story by Indrabati Lahiri)
Hurricane Melissa has caused devastating damage across Jamaica, as it now moves on to Cuba and other Caribbean islands.
Hundreds of travellers have been left stranded in Jamaica as the “storm of the century”, Hurricane Melissa made landfall on 28 October.
Melissa started out as a Category 5 hurricane when it hit Jamaica earlier this week before simmering down to a Category 3, as it moved on to Cuba on Wednesday. It is also expected to make its way to other Caribbean islands later this week.
The hurricane quickly became the strongest storm in the world this year, as well as the worst to hit Jamaica in decades. It has already caused severe damage to the island, as well as neighbouring Caribbean nations such as Cuba, Haiti and the Dominican Republic.
The UK Foreign Office warned travellers on Monday that Melissa would bring around 700 millimetres of rain, storm surges of up to 13 feet and winds of up to 217 kilometres per hour, likely to cause catastrophic flooding and landslides.