Rescue efforts are underway across the Caribbean after Hurricane Melissa tore through the region as one of the most powerful Atlantic storms in more than 150 years.

After hitting Jamaica and Cuba, the storm is forecast to move toward the Bahamas and Bermuda.

More than one million people, a third of the population, were directly affected, he said.

CNN’s Derek Van Dam reports from Black River, Jamaica, where Hurricane Melissa made landfall, decimating the town.

Hurricane Melissa, one of the strongest Atlantic storms on record, has caused widespread devastation across the Caribbean, leaving dozens dead and entire communities cut off as it moves towards the Ba...

Cuba suffered “significant damage” after Melissa made landfall there Wednesday morning as a Category 3 hurricane.