"Jamaica Braces for Hurricane Melissa: Evacuations Urged as Danger Grows"

Jamaica faces imminent danger as Hurricane Melissa, a Category 5 tropical cyclone, threatens catastrophic impacts, prompting evacuations and warnings from officials amid rising casualties in the Caribbean.

• Jamaican officials are urging residents to seek higher ground and shelters in anticipation of Hurricane Melissas landfall on Tuesday, which could be the most violent storm on record for Jamaica.
• Hurricane Melissa has already caused three deaths in Jamaica, three in Haiti, and one in the Dominican Republic as it slowly moves through the Caribbean, according to reports from the National Hurricane Center.
• The storm is classified as a Category 5 on the Saffir–Simpson scale, indicating its potential for massive devastation, as Prime Minister Andrew Holness warns of catastrophic impacts.