Hurricane Melissa is barreling northeast toward the Bahamas, after leaving a trail of destruction across Jamaica and the eastern side of Cuba.

Melissa made landfall around 3 a.m. eastern time near Santiago de Cuba as a Category 3 storm on the five-step Saffir-Simpson scale, before weakening to Category 2 as it moved across rugged terrain. Sustained wind speeds are still around 105 miles per hour, and a hurricane-strength storm is expected to hit the Bahamas later on Wednesday.

The hurricane has dumped torrential rain on Cuba, unleashing landslides and flooding in the nation’s second-largest city, according to state newspaper Granma. The Charco Mono Dam, which supplies water to Santiago de Cuba, was also reportedly overflowing, and authorities were working to rescue residents trapped by f

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