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

Category 5 is the highest on the Saffir-Simpson scale with sustained winds exceeding 157mph.

Life-threatening Hurricane Melissa is hurtling towards Jamaica in the Caribbean. Follow Newsweek's live news coverage.

The storm, which threatens to dump up to one metre of rain, is moving at a worryingly slow pace.

A strengthening Melissa grew into a Category 4 hurricane and could reach Category 5 status by Sunday night, unleashing torrential rain and t...

Hurricane Melissa strengthened into a Category 4 storm on Saturday. It unleashed torrential rain and threatened to cause catastrophic floodi...

Hurricane Melissa strengthened into a Category 4 storm on Sunday, unleashing torrential rain and threatening to bring catastrophic flooding...

Hurricane Melissa has been upgraded to a major Category 4 hurricane, gathering strength in the Caribbean and threatening Jamaica and Haiti w...

The National Hurricane Center urged people to seek shelter immediately. Melissa strengthens into a Category 4 hurricane, threatening catas...

Hurricane Melissa has strengthened into a major Category 3 hurricane, unleashing torrential rain and threatening to cause catastrophic flood...

Melissa grows into a major Category 3 hurricane while unleashing torrential rain in the north Caribbean

Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Haiti and Jamaica are bracing for Hurricane Melissa. The storm is expected to quickly grow into a powerful cat...

The erratic and slow-moving storm has killed at least three people in Haiti and a fourth person in the Dominican Republic, where another per...

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