This powerful cyclone is approaching the province of Santiago de Cuba with sustained maximum winds of approximately 205 km/h and stronger gusts. The powerful Hurricane Melissa weakened to category 3 shortly before hitting the eastern coasts of Cuba on Wednesday,

Hurricane Melissa is close to making landfall on Jamaica as by far the strongest storm to hit the island since records were first kept 174 years ago.

HURRICANE Melissa is barrelling towards Jamaica at terrifying pace – with locals barricading their homes and tourists frantically fleeing. The cyclone is expected to spark life-threatening

This Special Report tracks Cyclone Manta as it makes landfall on the coasts of Andhra Pradesh and Odisha, with top officials including Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu, his deputy Pawan Kalyan, Odisha CM Mohan Charan Majhi,