Waves splash in Kingston, Jamaica, as Hurricane Melissa approaches. (AP Photo)

As Category 5 Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica on Tuesday, heavy floodwaters swept across the Caribbean island’s southwestern region, roofs of the buildings were torn off due to heavy winds and boulders tumbled onto roads as Jamaicans witnessed the strongest storm ever to hit the Caribbean island nation.

As Melissa hit Jamaica with a sustained speed of 185 mph near New Hope , landslides, uprooting of trees and several power outages were reported across the island, as officials warned that restoration, clean up and the damage assessment could be on a slower side, AP reported.

Jamaica’s Prime Minister Andrew Holness, on Hurricane Melissa’s impact said, “There is no infrastructure in the region tha

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