Hurricane Melissa live updates: storm strengthens again to category 4 as it nears Cuba; ‘extensive’ damage in parts of Jamaica

<p>Reports of families trapped by floodwaters in Jamaica, as hurricane moves on to threaten Cuba’s second-largest city</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/28/hurricane-melissa-makes-landfall-in-jamaica">Hurricane Melissa makes landfall in Jamaica</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/28/hurricane-melissa-a-visual-guide-to-the-strongest-storm-to-hit-jamaica-in-almost-two-centuries">Visual guide to Hurricane Melissa</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/global/2025/oct/27/tell-us-if-youve-been-affected-by-hurricane-melissa">Tell us if you’ve been affected</a></p></li></ul><p>The US president spoke to reporters on Air Force One, en route from Japan to South Korea:</p><p>We’re watching it closely, and we’re prepared to move.</p><p>I’ve never seen that before. I guess it can get that high, but I’ve never seen it.</p><p>Secretary of State and the President of the United States have always been good to us, and we’ve always been good and strong partners with the United States.</p><p>We’re confident that whatever assistance they can render, whatever assistance we deem necessary, there will be a great effort to have that fulfilled.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/oct/29/hurricane-melissa-live-updates-strengthens-cuba-extensive-damage-parts-of-jamaica">Continue reading...</a>