RESTRICTION: "JAMAICA CONSTABULARY FORCE VIA FACEBOOK" — NO RESALE / MUST SHOW ON-SCREEN COURTESY — EDITORIAL USE ONLY — SHOTLIST: JAMAICA (RELEASED ON OCT. 28, 2025) (JAMAICA CONSTABULARY FORCE VIA FACEBOOK - RESTRICTED) 1. WAVES CRUSHING INTO BEACH (2 SHOTS) 2. VARIOUS OF FALLEN ON TREES, DAMAGED VEHICLES AS SEARCH AND RESCUE OFFICIALS INVOLVE IN AID EFFORT JAMAICA - RELEASED ON OCT. 28, 2025 - RESTRICTION: "JAMAICA CONSTABULARY FORCE VIA FACEBOOK" — NO RESALE / MUST SHOW ON-SCREEN COURTESY — EDITORIAL USE ONLY — Hurricane Melissa made landfall Tuesday in southwestern Jamaica near New Hope around 1 pm ET (1700GMT) with estimated maximum sustained winds of 185 mph (295 kph). The situation is deemed extremely hazardous and poses a serious threat to life. The Category 5 storm is described as the most powerful ever to threaten Jamaica. Residents are being advised to stay indoors. Jamaica’s military and fire services will carry out search and rescue operations once Melissa passes over the island, according to Desmond McKenzie, deputy chairman of the Disaster Risk Management Council. "We have equipment that are pre-positioned. "Once the request comes in, the team will be ready to go. We have boats, helicopters … you name it," McKenzie told reporters, according to ABC News in the US.