The BBC's Nada Tawfik reports on how the Jamaican Red Cross plans to aid recovery efforts in the wake of Hurricane Melissa.

In July 2024, Hurricane Beryl’s outer bands battered Jamaica’s southern coast. The seaside communities of the southern parishes of Clarendon, Manchester and St. Elizabeth were the worst affected, and many were still picking up the pieces when Hurricane Melissa struck.

Every year thousands of workers come from abroad to work on farms in Essex County. It means leaving family behind — and with Hurricane Melissa wreaking havoc on Jamaica, workers here say it's hard to be away while their families need them.

Dozens of people have died in Haiti after a river burst its banks during Hurricane Melissa. The storm hit Jamaica yesterday, with four killed in St Elizabeth, according to the government. This morning,

Now, as a weakened category 2 storm, there have been some impacts felt in the Bahamas, with Melissa tracking toward Bermuda on Thursday. Beyond that, as can be fairly typical, Melissa will weaken so that it will no longer be a hurricane or tropical storm as it moves into the North Atlantic.

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,

In Haiti, 25 people have died after a river burst its banks during Hurricane Melissa. The storm hit Jamaica yesterday, leaving 77% of the island without power. This morning, it swept across Cuba. The extent of the damage across the Caribbean is not yet known.