Now, satellite images reveal in detail the areas ravaged by Melissa and, for hard-hit Black River, the scale of destruction. A Bloomberg News analysis found that at least 76% of the buildings in Black River, a port community near where the hurricane crashed into the Jamaica coast, were damaged, many with collapsed roofs.

At least 48 deaths have been reported throughout Jamaica, Haiti and the Dominican Republic. "I have never seen a disaster like this in my life," says FOX Weather correspondent Robert Ray, who has covered many other natural disasters in his career.

NOAA trackers expect Hurricane Melissa to make catastrophic landfall in Jamaica Tuesday. How to watch live cam video updates, track spaghetti models and more.

The storm “totally destroyed” the port of Black River, the prime minister said. At least five people died in Jamaica, and the hurricane killed at least 30 in Haiti. Officials expect the toll to rise.

Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica on Tuesday with catastrophic winds and the potential for widespread flooding and landslides from the Category 5 storm, one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes in history.

The Caribbean storm — among the most powerful in history, with 185 mph winds — is expected to bring flash-flooding and landslides as it slowly moves across the island and heads north toward Cuba.

Meanwhile, Hurricane Melissa has continued north, affecting eastern Cuba and western Haiti. With both nations in the middle of complex economic and humanitarian crises, this vast storm could cause further catastrophic damage and loss of life in Caribbean countries particularly ill-equipped to cope.

Watch Jamaica live webcams capture Hurricane Melissa's landfall. Live webcam video as tropical storm nears Kingston, Montego Bay, Treasure Beach and more.

A 25-year-old woman is being sought by the St Andrew South Police for questioning in relation to the stabbing death of a man on Thursday morning. She has been identified by the police as Brittany Hall,

KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Hurricane Melissa strengthened into a Category 5 storm Monday as it drew closer to Jamaica, where forecasters said it would unleash catastrophic flooding, landslides and widespread damage. It would be the strongest hurricane to hit the island since record-keeping began in 1851.