Karlton Fields, from Hereford, described going outside his hotel room last Tuesday and being hit by "foggy mist moving at the speed of a race car". As rainwater poured in through light fittings and from balconies, he and his family raided hotel stores to barricade their doors with towels and helped others do the same.

Hurricane Melissa is currently a Category 1 storm with maximum sustained winds of 90 mph as it's "starting to accelerate northeastward over the Bahamas," the National Hurricane Center said.

With the help of satellites, we are beginning to get an understanding of just how catastrophic Hurricane Melissa was. On Oct. 28, Hurricane Melissa became the fourth hurricane in 75 years to make landfall on the island of Jamaica and shattered several Atlantic hurricane records.

A newlywed who was in Jamaica on his honeymoon when Hurricane Melissa struck said the devastation "completely took the life out of the island". Rob Cuff, a lorry driver from Snedshill in Shropshire, said he and his wife,

Forecasters are watching a tropical wave in the Caribbean, where waters remain warm enough to support tropical development.

Hurricane Melissa moves toward Bermuda after more than 30 die across Caribbean More than 30 deaths are being attributed to the storm across Jamaica, Haiti and the Dominican Republic, according to officials.

The world's largest nonprofit public health organization, which focuses on addressing the HIV AIDS epidemic, will be deploying 41 pallets with critical supplies, like generators, water, toilet paper, tents, tarps, ready-to-eat food kits, feminine hygiene kits and water purification tablets.

The Atlantic hurricane season began on June 1 and lasts through November 30. There have been 13 named storms so far this season.