Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Cuba overnight after battering Jamaica as one of the most powerful landfalling storms in Atlantic basin history.

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.

People in New Hampshire who have loved ones in Jamaica are waiting for updates from the country after Hurricane Melissa stormed across the island.

A total of 49 people have died in Melissa's charge across the Caribbean - 19 in Jamaica alone. My team and I headed from Kingston airport, towards where the hurricane made landfall, referred to as "ground zero" of this crisis.

Hurricane Melissa, which is stronger than Hurricane Katrina, is set to bring catastrophic winds, flash flooding and high storm surges to the island of Jamaica.

Authorities report at least 30 people have been killed in Haiti and 19 in Jamaica as a result of the devastating storm.

Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica on Tuesday as one of the most powerful storms in history and, while the storm has weakened, it is currently making its way toward Bermuda. The National Hurricane Center said in its latest advisory Melissa is located about 215 miles northeast of the central Bahamas with maximum sustained winds around 105 mph with higher gusts,