Hurricane Melissa intensified on Tuesday before making landfall in Jamaica, where officials and residents braced themselves for catastrophic winds, flash floods and landslides from the Category 5 storm, one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes in history. The streets in the capital, Kingston, remained largely empty as Melissa approached with 295km/h (185 mph) winds, save for the lone stray dog crossing puddles and a handful of people walking briskly under tree branches waving in a stiff...