MBABANE:Hurricane Melissa is causing havoc in Jamaica as the Caribbean Nation faces the strongest storm in its modern history, the British Broadcasting Corporation(BBC) reported on Wednesday.
It has been reported that, the hurricane, which weakened briefly Tuesday night before strengthening again to a category four storm with wind speeds of 130mph (209km/h), is heading towards Cuba and then the Bahamas.
But earlier, Melissa made landfall on Jamaica's coastline with winds of more than 185mph.
“A Meteorological Service of Jamaica official had warned conditions would get "significantly worse” through the day and the US National Hurricane Center predicted “catastrophic winds, flash flooding and storm surges". Jamaican authorities urged residents and visitors to continue sheltering, as nearly a third of the country last power”, reads the BBC report in part.
Heavy storm-Hurricane Melissa ‘invades’ Jamaica, destroys properties(pic: AFP via Getty Images).