Has Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica? How to help victims

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Hurricane Melissa is expected to make landfall in Jamaica as a rare Category 5 storm.

The storm is forecast to bring torrential rain and deadly landslides to the island.

Aid organizations recommend cash donations as the most effective way to help those impacted.

Hurricane Melissa is barrelling through the Caribbean and heading straight for Jamaica, expected to hit as a rare Category 5 storm.

The storm is expected to make landfall on the island later Tuesday morning. Melissa will then move across southeastern Cuba on Wednesday morning and then across the southeastern Bahamas later that day into the Atlantic Ocean.

Torrential downpours that could produce 15 to 30 inches of rain, with up to 40 inches possible in isolated areas, are also expected to contribute to