Hurricane Melissa has left dozens dead and widespread destruction across Jamaica, Haiti and Cuba, as it continues to threaten the Bahamas and Bermuda.

Melissa made landfall over eastern Cuba early Wednesday, near the city of Chivirico, as an "extremely dangerous" Category 3 storm, the Miami-based National Hurricane Center said. On Tuesday, it pummeled Jamaica as one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes on record with maximum sustained winds of 185 mph.

On Wednesday afternoon, Melissa's core was about 65 miles east of the central Bahamas and about 860 miles southwest of Bermuda, according to the hurricane center. It had maximum sustained winds of 90 mph, making it a Category 1 storm, and was moving northeast at about 16 mph.

It was expected to move over the southeast or central

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