Jamaica reveals no electricity and destruction after Hurricane Melissa

With communication networks in Jamaica crippled, the true scale of the disaster remains unknown.

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Without power or phone coverage, much of the country is isolated and so information is trickling through.

Three-quarters of the country had no electricity overnight, while the numbers of people injured - or perhaps dead - haven't even begun to be counted.

Many parts of Jamaica's western side are under water, with homes destroyed by strong winds after the hurricane tore across the island with catastrophic force.

As wind and rain lashed through the night, one local official said the destruction resembled "the scene of an apocalypse movie."