Hurricane Melissa was moving towards Bermuda on Thursday after ripping a path of destruction through the Caribbean that left at least 20 people dead in Haiti, and parts of Jamaica and Cuba in ruins.

The Bahamas government discontinued a hurricane warning for its central and southeastern regions, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said in its latest advisory early Thursday.

"Follow advice of local officials as you may need to remain sheltered after the storm due to downed power lines and flooding," the NHC warned.

Flooding is expected to subside in the Bahamas later on Thursday, although it could persist in Cuba, Jamaica, Haiti and the Dominican Republic, the US weather bureau added.

The storm was still 685 miles (1,105 kilometers) southwest of Bermuda as of 5:00 am US Eastern time (09

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