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This morning, Hurricane Melissa continues its deadly march in the Caribbean, now zeroing in on the central Bahamas with 100-mile-an-hour winds, torrential rain and life-threatening storm surge
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Residents there remain hunkered down as the massive storm moves north. There's lots to show you and tell you about this morning
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Look, Melissa obliterated Jamaica, leaving at least four people dead and knocking out power to nearly 80% of the island
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Entire communities are cut off, some under a total communications blackout. Thousands are packed into shelters after the storm ripped apart homes and flooded hospitals, police stations and emergency vehicles
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Even relief storage facilities were damaged. There is one glimmer of hope
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The Jamaican government says it plans to reopen airports later today to allow relief flights to land
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In Haiti, at least 23 people have died and dozens more are missing after catastrophic flooding
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And in Cuba, more than 15 inches of rain fell in some areas
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Homes collapsed, debris litters the streets, and already crumbling infrastructure has been pushed to its limits
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The country was already struggling with food and fuel shortages and frequent blackouts
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Now those crises are expected to worsen. Secretary of State Marco Rubio posted on X that the U.S. is in close contact with regional governments
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and is sending rescue teams and emergency supplies to Jamaica, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, and the Bahamas
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Melissa is expected to pass just west of Bermuda later tonight. Still a powerful Category 3 storm on a path of destruction through the Atlantic
