Images from a helicopter over Black River, a coastal town of 5,000 in southwestern Jamaica, show the extent of the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa.

Few houses seem to have escaped damage at some level from the force of the winds and rain of the Category 5 Hurricane that hit the island on Tuesday.

“Black River is what you would describe as ground zero,” said Prime Minister Andrew Holness. “The people are still coming to grips with the destruction.”

As deaths from the catastrophic storm climbed, authorities said they have found at least four bodies in southwest Jamaica.

Holness said up to 90% of roofs in the southwest coastal community of Black River were destroyed.

More than 25,000 people remained crowded into shelters across the western half of Jamaica, with 77% of the island without power.

On Wednesday night, Melissa had top sustained winds near 100 mph (155 kph) and was moving north-northeast at 21 mph (33 kph) according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami.

The hurricane was centered about 105 miles (170 kilometers) east-northeast of the central Bahamas and about 800 miles (1,285 kilometers) southwest of Bermuda.

Authorities in the Bahamas were evacuating dozens of people from the archipelago’s southeast corner ahead of Melissa’s arrival.

AP Video by Kirk Wright