Emergency relief flights began landing at Jamaica’s main international airport, which reopened late Wednesday, as crews distributed water, food and other basic supplies.

At least 25 dead in Haiti as Hurricane Melissa continues destructive path - The ‘storm of a century’ has torn through the Caribbean, with Jamaica, Haiti and Cuba worst affected

At least 20 people are dead in Haiti and another dozen are missing after a river in the town of Petit-Goâve, southwest of Port-au-Prince, flooded as Hurricane Melissa bombarded the country with heavy rain as it battered nearby Jamaica as a powerful Category 5 storm.

Gangs in Haiti took over 90 percent of the capital despite the presence of an armed United Nations mission. A new international force has a stronger mandate to fight the criminal groups, but faces the same challenges as its predecessor.

Hurricane Melissa's death toll has risen after the storm left a trail of destruction in Jamaica, Haiti and Cuba — and now heads for the Bahamas.

Days of torrential rain and flooding from Hurricane Melissa have devastated parts of the Caribbean, displacing families and disrupting essential services across Jamaica, Cuba, Haiti and the Dominican Republic.