Hurricane Melissa hit much of Jamaica hard. The country’s all-important tourism industry will likely suffer, too, as damage assessments are made over the coming days.

While it’s too early to know the full impact of Melissa, Montego Bay was underwater on Wednesday and infrastructure was damaged. The city is the home to several resorts and golf courses.

Melissa made landfall as a Category 5 at 1 p.m. Wednesday in the town of New Hope on the southwestern tip of Jamaica. By 8 p.m., it was heading to eastern Cuba.

As of Wednesday evening, Jamaica’s airports remained closed to visitors, including Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay and Ian Fleming International Airport near Ocho Rios and in the northeast of the country. Transport Minister Daryl Vaz, who earlier in the day conducted

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