CP175219984 | AP dispatch from Jamaica as Hurricane Melissa bears down on it as possibly the island's strongest recorded storm

CP175223427 | Hurricane Melissa bears down on Jamaica as a Category 5 storm on its way to Cuba.

CP175225322 | Jamaica braces for catastrophic winds and flooding as Hurricane Melissa approaches

CP175230840 | Hurricane Melissa churns across Cuba as a Category 3 storm

CP175228827 | Streets in Kingston heavily flooded as Hurricane Melissa hits Jamaica

CP175238089 | Jamaicans scramble for basic items after direct hit from one of the strongest hurricanes on record

CP175215004 | Melissa strengthens into a Category 4 hurricane, threatening catastrophic flooding in Jamaica, Haiti

CP173477747 | Hurricane Rafael strengthens to powerful Category 3 storm as it heads to Cuba

CP175211309 | Storm Melissa reaches hurricane strength, threatening catastrophic flooding in northern Caribbean

CP175229996 | Cubans prepare to face Hurricane Melissa, Haitians and Jamaicans assess damages after its passing

Hurricane Melissa is set to hit Jamaica as its strongest storm since records began

Hurricane Melissa is close to making landfall on Jamaica as the strongest storm to hit the island in the 174 years since records began. (AP video by Matias Delacroix)

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