Video Shows Hurricane Melissa Wreak Havoc Across Jamaica To Cuba | WATCH

<p>Hurricane Melissa made landfall in southwestern Jamaica on Tuesday afternoon as a powerful Category 5 storm, unleashing catastrophic winds, torrential rain, and storm surges that devastated homes, schools, and hospitals across the island.</p>
<p>Videos from across Jamaica show scenes of destruction, flooded streets, collapsed buildings, and hospital roofs torn apart as the storm&rsquo;s powerful winds tore through both coastal and inland communities.</p>
<p>Prime Minister Andrew Holness described the scale of damage as &ldquo;significant,&rdquo; telling CNN&rsquo;s Anderson Cooper that early reports indicated widespread destruction to public infrastructure and private property.</p>
<p>&ldquo;Reports that we have had so far would include damage to hospitals, significant damage to residential property, housing and commercial property as well,&rdquo; Holness said.</p>
<h2><strong>St. Elizabeth Among Worst-Hit Areas</strong></h2>
<p>The parish of St. Elizabeth has emerged as one of the worst-affected regions, with extensive flooding and severe structural damage reported across several neighbourhoods.</p>
<p>&ldquo;There is extensive, extensive damage in the southwestern areas, in St. Elizabeth, major damage in St. Elizabeth, a lot of flooding, extensive wind damage to schools, hospitals out there, homes,&rdquo; said Richard Thompson, Director General of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM).</p>
<p>Among the damaged facilities is the Black River Hospital, the parish&rsquo;s primary medical centre.</p>
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<p dir=”ltr” lang=”en”>Video shows major flooding along Santa Cruz Bypass in St. Elizabeth, Jamaica from Hurricane Melissa. <a href=”https://t.co/0h6gMOeWCQ”>pic.twitter.com/0h6gMOeWCQ</a></p>
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<p>&ldquo;We have confirmed coming into our operation center impact to the Black River Hospital,&rdquo; Thompson told CNN. &ldquo;We are really expecting extensive damage to that hospital.&rdquo;</p>
<h2><strong>Death Toll Rises To Seven Across The Caribbean</strong></h2>
<p>Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett confirmed that no deaths have been directly linked to Melissa&rsquo;s landfall in Jamaica so far. However, the storm has been blamed for seven fatalities in total – three in Jamaica during storm preparations, three in Haiti, and one in the Dominican Republic.</p>
<h2><strong>Storm Weakens But Remains Dangerous</strong></h2>
<p>According to the latest update from the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC), Melissa has weakened to a Category 3 hurricane with sustained winds of 125 mph (200 km/h). The system is now moving away from Jamaica toward eastern Cuba.</p>
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<p dir=”ltr” lang=”en”>Video shows the aftermath of Category 5 Hurricane Melissa in Black River, Jamaica. <a href=”https://t.co/ZfqClSX4Yx”>pic.twitter.com/ZfqClSX4Yx</a></p>
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<p>As of Tuesday night, Melissa was located approximately 160 miles southwest of Guant&aacute;namo, Cuba, moving north-northeast at 8 mph.</p>
<h2><strong>Heavy Rainfall And Flood Risk In Cuba</strong></h2>
<p>The NHC forecasts that Melissa will remain a major hurricane &mdash; Category 3 or higher &mdash; as it tracks across Cuba and the Bahamas. Eastern Cuba is expected to receive 10 to 20 inches of rainfall, with up to 25 inches possible in mountainous areas, posing a significant threat of flash flooding and landslides.</p>