At Least 7 Dead as Hurricane Melissa Death Toll Rises Before ‘Storm of the Century’ Makes Landfall in Jamaica

Hurricane Melissa has claimed the lives of at least seven people across the northern Caribbean.

The Category 5 storm, which is the most powerful tropical cyclone so far this year, is expected to make landfall in Jamaica on Tuesday, Oct. 28, before moving towards Cuba and then The Bahamas. 

Three people have died and 13 others were injured while preparing for Hurricane Melissa in Jamaica, Health Minister Dr. Christopher Tufton confirmed on Monday, per the Jamaica Gleaner. Two of the people were cutting trees and the third was electrocuted, according to the Associated Press.

At least three people have also died in Haiti and one in the Dominican Republic, where another individual remains missing amid the storm, the outlet reported.

If Hurricane Melissa remains a Category 5 storm when it makes landfall in Jamaica, it would be....read more