The most powerful Atlantic hurricane of 2025 is nearing landfall in Jamaica after days of unleashing heavy rain, strong winds and pounding surf across the Caribbean. The Category 5 storm is expected to be near peak strength when it roars ashore on Tuesday.

At least seven fatalities have already been reported across the Caribbean due to the monstrous hurricane, which has been slowly tracking near Haiti, the Dominican Republic and Jamaica for days. The death toll is likely to rise as Melissa sweeps across Jamaica, eastern Cuba and the Bahamas.

“There is no infrastructure in the region that can withstand a Category 5,” Prime Minister Andrew Holness said, according to The Associated Press . “The question now is the speed of recovery. That’s the challenge.”

"People in Jamaica have not expe

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