Hurricane Melissa: 'It could take decades to recover' | LBC

Whole areas of Jamaica are under water after the Caribbean nation was battered by 185mph winds from Hurricane Melissa - with the historic storm now barrelling towards Cuba.

The parish of St Elizabeth on the southwestern coast is now under water, a local government minister has said after infrastructure was "severely compromised".

The entire nation has been declared a disaster area because of the storm which made landfall at 2pm local time as a Category 5 Hurricane.

Images coming out of Jamaica show waist-deep flood waters coursing through streets - and homes with their roofs blow off by the strong winds.

More than 500,000 Jamaicans are without power with nearly 15,000 sheltering across the country.

Hurricane Melissa has now been downgraded to a category 3 storm as it moves towards Cuba.

Henry Riley is joined by meteorologist Gerard Jebaily who breaks down the record-breaking hurricane.

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