Authorities in atleast five different countries have been working to evacuate low-lying areas in preparation for record amounts of rain expected due to Hurricane Melissa, which has been upgraded to a category 4 storm moving west in the Caribbean, the New York Times reported on Sunday (local time).

Haiti, Jamaica, the Dominican Republic, Cuba and the Bahamas were opening shelters and making other emergency preparations as experts warned that Hurricane Melissa could become the strongest storm to make landfall in Jamaica’s recorded history, according to the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency.

The surge is expected to reach eight feet or more in coastal areas, according to the agency.

As per NYT, Southwest Haiti and portions of Jamaica were bracing for “catastrophic” flash flood

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