Hurricane Melissa kills dozens in Haiti, after the storm intensified in the region, causing heavy rainfall and floods.
According to the BBC, more than 20 people were killed in Haiti, including 10 children, when a river burst its banks in Petit-Goave.
While Haiti town's mayor confirmed that 25 people have died so far.
The U.S. National Hurricane Centre (NHC) had earlier warned that Melissa would likely cause ‘catastrophic’ flash flooding and landslides.
The NHC warned that in the Caribbean Country, “Haiti is less developed than its neighbours and is therefore likely to see extensive damage and isolation of communities as a result of the devastation caused by the hurricane.”
Haitian Mayor Jean Bertrand Subreme said, “I am overwhelmed by the situation” after visiting the aftermath of a storm in Petit-Goave, southern Haiti, which left many people trapped in collapsed houses.
Many homes have been washed away along Haiti’s southern coast, and people remain trapped in other collapsed houses.
Country Director Pascal Bimenyimana from World Relief NGO Haiti said 3,000 people remained in shelters in the south of the country.
"You can see many roofs have been taken off, people are clearing the debris with their bare hands," described Pascal.
The Active Atlantic Hurricane Melissa has caused havoc across parts of the Caribbean, with Jamaica, Cuba and Haiti worst affected.
The storm, which unleashed 185mph winds on Jamaica, left most of the island without power.
Although no deaths have yet been confirmed in Jamaica, Montego Bay's mayor Richard Vernon told the BBC his first task at daybreak would be "to check if everybody is alive".
The hurricane is currently moving north-east towards the Bahamas and Bermuda.
