SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Cuba — Hurricane Melissa left dozens dead and widespread destruction across Cuba, Haiti and Jamaica, where roofless homes, fallen utility poles and water-logged furniture dominated the landscape Wednesday.

What You Need To Know • Hurricane Melissa has left a trail of destruction across Cuba, Haiti and Jamaica • The storm made landfall Tuesday in Jamaica as a Category 5 hurricane, with winds reaching 185 mph • In Haiti, at least 25 people have died due to flooding in Petit-Goâve • In Cuba, officials report collapsed houses and blocked roads, with 735,000 people in shelters • Jamaica faces widespread power outages and communication blackouts

A landslide blocked the main roads of Santa Cruz in Jamaica's St. Elizabeth parish, where the streets were reduced to mud

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