At least 25 people were killed, nearly 30 in total, after a river burst its banks and drenched southern Haiti due to heavy rain caused by Hurricane Melissa on Wednesday, CNN reported. The strongest-ever hurricane barreled through the northern Caribbean after hitting Cuba. It directly hit the shores on Tuesday with sustained winds of 185 mph.

According to Jamaican authorities, four bodies were recovered in the storm-hit St. Elizabeth Parish in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa. Rescue efforts are currently underway in the affected regions, which were battered by torrential rains over the past week.

Jamaica Public Service, the country’s main power utility, announced that it is conducting a damage assessment of the electric grid as a “critical first step” in restoration efforts. “This give

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