Jamaica has been left reeling after Hurricane Melissa tore across the island as a catastrophic Category 5 storm, leaving Montego Bay, a popular tourist destination, in ruins. New video from a Hotel Catalonia guest shows debris blanketing the ground, roofs ripped away and trees twisted and mangled from the storm’s winds.

Twenty-five thousand tourists rode out the storm on the island, and all are safe, according to the tourism minister.

While Hurricane Malissa has moved past Cuba and the Bahamas, leaving devastation in parts of Cuba, but passing the Bahamas with no signs of significant damage, Jamaica continues to grapple with the destruction she left behind.

Hurricane Melissa, a Category 5 storm, caused significant damage to Jamaica's hotels and resorts, particularly Sandals South Coast. While 25,000 tourists sheltered in place, there were no reported injuries.

A tourist visiting Jamaica described the record-breaking Hurriane Melissa as "a freight train with a jet engine."

Airlines had been sending larger planes to Montego Bay to help evacuate tourists, knowing the island was set to take a direct hit from a very dangerous, slow-moving hurricane. Not all visitors in Jamaica will be able to leave this Caribbean island.

Director of Tourism for Jamaica talks about what residents and tourists are doing to prepare for Hurricane Melissa

Hurricane Melissa has strengthened into a powerful Category 4 storm in the Caribbean Sea, with maximum sustained winds of around 140 miles per hour (225 kilometres per hour). The National Hurricane Center (NHC) reports that the system is moving slowly westward at roughly 5 miles per hour,