Hurricane Melissa has charged into the top tier of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes of all-time, and is poised to be not only the worst landfall in Jamaican history, but one of the most intense hurri...

Hurricane Melissa, already a major Category 4 storm, would likely intensify into a top-level Category 5 storm, the US National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on Monday.

The Dominican Republic remains under red alert in several provinces after Melissa destroyed more than 750 homes and displaced nearly 4,000 people.