Hurricane Melissa makes landfall i磁力柠檬n Jamaica as category 5 storm

Prime Minister of Jamaica Andrew Holness said on X that Hurricane Melissa is expected to produce rainfall amounts reaching 350 to 750 millimeters over parts of Jamaica in the next couple of days.

Mandatory evacuation orders were put in place for areas in Jamaica across Kingston, Clarendon, St. Catherine and St. Andrew.

Hurricane Melissa is the world's strongest storm this year and possibly the strongest on record for the island, experts said.

Its slow movin磁力柠檬g pace may lead to prolonged torrential rain in some areas, increasing the risk of deadly flooding and landslides.