The death toll is rising in Jamaica and Haiti as emergency teams have started reaching communities cut off by flooding and landslides from Hurricane Melissa. Here’s the latest on recovery efforts there and in Cuba.

Much like October, temperatures are likely to be several degrees above average in the nation’s Heartland this November.

The death toll is rising as new video shows the absolute devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa in Jamaica’s Saint Elizabeth Parish. Prime Minister Andrew Holness toured the destruction in the hard-hit town of Black River, where residents described surviving the Category 5 hurricane.

A sudden and fast downpour of rain swamped the New York City metro area on Thursday afternoon. The deluge had people trudging through water up to their knees. The flash floods also swamped some basement apartments, and two people died. Watch this video for the latest.

As Hurricane Melissa passed over Jamaica, the skies have cleared this morning to show devastation across the island’s southwest region.