Hurricane Melissa has rapidly intensified into a major Category 4 storm, producing maximum sustained wind speeds of 145 mph. If it maintains its strength, it could become the strongest hurricane to make landfall over the island since the National Hurricane Center started keeping records.

Hurricane Meslissa has caused massive destruction across the Caribbean, resulting in the deaths of at least 34 people.The storm has hit several Caribbean countries including Jamaica, Haiti, the Dominican Republic and Cub.

The federal government is advising Canadians to avoid travelling to certain areas in the Caribbean as Hurricane Melissa rips through the region.

Celebrity Beyond’s Oct. 26 itinerary will visit the Western Caribbean rather than the Eastern Caribbean, according to the cruise line’s parent company, Royal Caribbean Group. The ship will visit Costa Maya in Mexico, Belize and Roatan, Honduras.

The storm left widespread destruction and at least dozens of deaths in its path. In Chicago, people are looking for ways to help.

There is no infrastructure in the region that can withstand a Category 5,” Prime Minister Andrew Holness said.

Hurricane Melissa barreled into Jamaica on Tuesday as a Category 5 storm with some of the fastest winds and strongest intensities ever recorded. The storm blew through the Caribbean island’s southwestern coast,