Hurricane Melissa roars towards Jamaica with fears 40 inches of rain could hit

The Caribbean is bracing for Hurricane Melissa which is expected to bring catastrophic flooding, deadly landslides, and up to 40 inches of rain in a day.Melissa roared toward Jamaica with destructive Category 4 winds early Monday and has now reached Category 5 - the highest - the US National Hurricane Center (NHC) said.Jamaican authorities have urged residents to evacuate to one of 900 shelters set up across the island as locals brace for life-threatening storm surges to batter the region.Some local areas of eastern Jamaica could get 40 inches of rain while western Haiti could get 16 inches, the NHC warned. 'Catastrophic flash flooding and numerous landslides are likely.'Melissa's center was forecast to move over Jamaica on Tuesday, across southeast Cuba on Tuesday night and across the southeast Bahamas on Wednesday.