The storm will hit Bermuda on Thursday afternoon or evening, after Jamaica faced the devastation from one of the most powerful storms ever recorded.

Melissa tore through the Caribbean as one of the most powerful storms in history. By Thursday, the storm weakened as it left the Bahamas.

People across the northern Caribbean were digging out from the destruction of Hurricane Melissa​ on Thursday as deaths from the catastrophic storm climbed.

Hurricane Melissa left dozens dead and widespread destruction across Cuba, Jamaica and Haiti on Wednesday, and it continued on to pass through the Bahamas as a weakened storm.

The National Hurricane Center's 4 p.m. Thursday update reported that Category 2 Hurricane Melissa is in the Atlantic Ocean, 515 miles southwest of Bermuda. The hurricane is moving north-northeast at 24 mph, with maximum sustained winds of 105 mph.

Parts of the Caribbean began surveying the damage caused by the deadly Hurricane Melissa, which made landfall in Jamaica as a powerful Category 5.

A singer has described her desperation as Hurricane Melissa has left her without contact with her mother in Jamaica for more than two days. Sandra Godley, from Coventry, said she last spoke to her 84-year-old mother on Monday - she was told on Wednesday that she was ok, but has not spoken to her directly.

Jamaicans are taking stock after Hurricane Melissa, the strongest storm to strike the island in modern history, barrelled across the country leaving behind a trail of ruin. Without power or phone coverage, much of the country is isolated and so information is trickling through.