The Jamaican authorities said they were not able to confirm the death toll from the storm yet, but expected it to rise in the coming days.

On Tuesday, Melissa's 185-mph (298-kph) winds tore across the western side of the island, damaging Brumley's facility and killing thousands of chickens.

The Red Cross says that 72% of people across Jamaica still do not have electricity and around 6,000 are in emergency shelters.