The death toll was growing Wednesday as Hurricane Melissa made its way across Cuba and headed for the Bahamas, a day after making landfall in Jamaica as one of the region's strongest storms on record .

Officials in Haiti said at least 25 people were killed as waters rose in heavy rain . Eight deaths were reported in Jamaica, where the tropical storm warning has been lifted, and one in the Dominican Republic.

The U.S. National Hurricane Center said a “dangerous storm surge” was expected in the Bahamas through the night, with eastern Cuba still at risk. Maximum sustained winds were 100 mph (155 kph) as what had roared into Jamaica as a Category 5 storm was now at Category 2.

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Countries still at risk

The National Hurricane Center said a hurricane warning remain

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