While Hurricane Melissa has cleared Jamaica and winds are substantially lower, there will still be some thunderstorms across the island. The National Hurricane Center warns that an additional 3-6 inches (7-15cm) of rain is possible in parts, with up to 30 inches over mountainous areas.

Celebrity Beyond’s Oct. 26 itinerary will visit the Western Caribbean rather than the Eastern Caribbean, according to the cruise line’s parent company, Royal Caribbean Group. The ship will visit Costa Maya in Mexico, Belize and Roatan, Honduras.

The federal government is advising Canadians to avoid travelling to certain areas in the Caribbean as Hurricane Melissa rips through the region.

Hurricane Melissa is now moving northeast from Cuba after hammering the island with powerful winds and rain. As the storm scrapes Turks and Caicos and the Bahamas with its destructive force, residents in low-lying and flood prone areas have been urged to evacuate ahead of a shelter-in-place order coming tonight.

The storm left widespread destruction and at least dozens of deaths in its path. In Chicago, people are looking for ways to help.

In Haiti, 25 people have died after a river burst its banks during Hurricane Melissa. The storm hit Jamaica yesterday, leaving 77% of the island without power. This morning, it swept across Cuba. The extent of the damage across the Caribbean is not yet known.

Hurricane Melissa, the strongest tropical cyclone of 2025, disrupts Caribbean travel, closing airports and causing widespread flight cancellations.