The scale of the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa is emerging, with dozens of people known to have died in Haiti and four deaths reported in Jamaica - and the storm is now approaching the Bahamas.

Melissa tore through the Caribbean as one of the most powerful storms in history, slamming Jamaica as a Category 5 hurricane earlier this week.

A crew member has passed away onboard the P&O Cruises ship Arvia but the current itinerary to Barbados is not impacted.

HURRICANE Melissa is “as extreme as it gets on Earth”, experts have warned in the final hours before the megastorm bulldozes the Caribbean. Seven people have died so far, and locals

A P&O Cruises crew member died after an onboard accident aboard the 'Arvia' vessel, a spokesperson for the company has confirmed to PEOPLE.

Rescue efforts are underway across the Caribbean after Hurricane Melissa tore through the region as one of the most powerful Atlantic storms in more than 150 years.

Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley has dismissed suggestions that Barbados opening its borders to full freedom of movement in CARICOM is an attempt to pad