President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez has called on residents of Cuba's east to be brave in the face of the hurricane.

Hurricane Melissa has made landfall on Jamaica as by far the strongest storm to hit the island since records were first kept 174 years ago.

While there were early reports of widespread flooding and rivers spilling over, it will many more days to fully assess what is expected to be catastrophic damage — particularly in parishes closest to ...