At least 31 people have died in relation to Hurricane Melissa as of Wednesday (October 29).

At least 25 people died and several remain trapped in homes in Petit-Goáve, Haiti, after a river was flooded by the powerful storm, Mayor Jean Bertrans Subrème told the Associated Press .

“I am overwhelmed by the situation,” Subrème said, adding that he’d requested assistance from the government.

At least three other deaths, including two caused by a landslide, were also reported in Haiti in relation to Hurricane Melissa, the Haitian Civil Protection Agency confirmed in a statement . At least one person has died in the Dominican Republic, according to officials, who confirmed more than 1,000 others were evacuated or displaced via CNN .

Melissa made landfall in Cuba Wednesday (Octob

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