Hurricane Melissa has killed at least 32 people across Haiti, Jamaica, Cuba, and the Bahamas, leaving widespread destruction in its wake. Officials describe the devastation as “unprecedented,” with entire communities flattened,

Hurricane Melissa has often been described as a “monster hurricane.” In terms of intensity, that characterization is certainly accurate. However, when discussing a storm’s magnitude, it is important to distinguish between intensity and size.

Jamaica faces damaging winds and heavy rainfall Sunday and Monday that could trigger catastrophic and life-threatening flash floods and landslides.

The strongest storm to strike the Caribbean island in modern history, the hurricane sustained winds of 298km/h (185 mph) at its peak - stronger than Hurricane Katrina, which devastated New Orleans in 2005, killing 1,392 people.

Clean up from Hurricane Melissa has begun in Santa Cruz, Jamaica, where destructive winds left structures in shambles and substantial flooding has resulted in significant mud pile-ups. Roads remain passible as the scale of the damage from the record-breaking hurricane is uncovered.

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The scale of the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa is emerging, with dozens of people known to have died in Haiti and four deaths reported in Jamaica - and the storm is now approaching the Bahamas.

HORRIFYING satellite pictures have revealed the scale of devastation left behind by Hurricane Melissa as it continues to batter the Caribbean. Lifeless plains of rubble emerged as the clouds