Hurricane Melissa, now a powerful Category 5 storm, is bearing down on Jamaica and is forecast to be the worst storm in the island's history.

Millions of people in Jamaica are bracing for Hurricane Melissa, a storm that officials say could be the worst in the island’s history.

Prime Minister Andrew Holness said: "There is no infrastructure in the region that can withstand a category five. "The question now is the speed of recovery. That's the challenge."