Deadly storm Melissa strengthened Saturday afternoon into a Category 1 hurricane, with rapid intensification expected over the weekend as it cut a worryingly slow course toward the Caribbean island o...

At least four people have been killed as Tropical Storm Melissa sweeps across the Caribbean, bringing torrential rains, destructive winds, and a growing threat of catastrophic flooding, Al Jazeera rep...

Hurricane Melissa is expected to drop rains of up to 30 inches on Jamaica and southern Hispaniola, including Haiti and the Dominican Republic, according to the hurricane centre.