Follow live updates on Hurricane Melissa as the death toll reaches 38 people. Recovery efforts are underway in Jamaica, Haiti, Cuba and the Dominican Republic.

Samaritan’s Purse deployed a disaster response team and more than 38,000 pounds of life-saving relief supplies to Jamaica to help with Hurricane Melissa recovery effects.

The United Cajun Navy's deployment to Jamaica marks the first time the nonprofit organization has provided aid outside of the United States.

Florida attorney Dan Newlin is sending two personal jets to Jamaica to deliver food and other relief items after the island was hit by Hurricane Melissa.

Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica on Tuesday afternoon, causing devastating damage and leaving many without power or phone service. “There is devastation widespread, and we have to be concerned about everybody on the island,

Jamrocc Authentic Jamaican Street Food and Groceries is still operating as normal, but owner Pauline Thompson is balancing her business with concern for her family.

In Haiti, 25 people have died after a river burst its banks during Hurricane Melissa. The storm hit Jamaica yesterday, leaving 77% of the island without power. This morning, it swept across Cuba. The extent of the damage across the Caribbean is not yet known.

A father-of-three has described the "unbearable" moment the centre of Hurricane Melissa passed over his hotel room in Jamaica where his family had barricaded themselves in. The category 5 storm hit the south west of the Caribbean island earlier bringing catastrophic wind speeds of 185 mph (295 km/h) and risks of flash flooding.