Mercy Chefs, a disaster relief organization, has established operations on Jamaica’s west side in St. Elizabeth, an area that had received minimal assistance until now, according to the organization’s founder and CEO Gary LeBlanc.

King Charles and Queen Camilla have made a private donation to support relief efforts in Jamaica following the catastrophic impact of Hurricane Melissa. The category 4 hurricane has claimed

Hurricane Melissa intensified to a Category 5 storm on Monday and continued to strengthen as it moved closer to Jamaica, where it was forecast to cause life-threatening flash flooding, landslides, and devastating damage to infrastructure. It arrived on the island’s southwestern coast around noon local time Tuesday.

Follow live updates on Hurricane Melissa as the death toll reaches 38 people. Recovery efforts are underway in Jamaica, Haiti, Cuba and the Dominican Republic.

"Later on, I hope we will be able to give a proper update on the number of deaths so far,” Desmond McKenzie, Jamaica's minister for local government and community development, said at a news conference. “There has been casualties, and we do anticipate ...