Jamaica has a history of dealing with powerful hurricanes

Hurricane Melissa made landfall on Jamaica early Tuesday afternoon as a Category 5 storm, with maximum sustained winds of 185 mph -- the most powerful hurricane to strike the Caribbean island nation and one of the strongest on record in the Atlantic Basin. The storm is anticipated to bring catastrophic winds, rain, flooding and storm surge to Jamaica, where residents and tourists are sheltering in place. But the island is no stranger to dealing with destructive storms. Several hurricanes over the past several decades have struck Jamaica, causing fatalities and billions of dollars of damage. Hurricane Beryl -- the first hurricane of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season -- battered Jamaica when it passed just south of the island as a Category 4 storm. Beryl slammed the island with up with 130