Hurricane Melissa continued on her path of destruction making landfall in Cuba as a powerful Category 3 storm after devastating parts of Jamaica. NBC News' Ed Augustin reports on what lies ahead for Cuba and the director from The American Friends of Jamaica,

Cuba’s president, President Miguel Díaz-Canel, warned residents to brace for a “very difficult night” as the island prepared for Hurricane Melissa to make landfall early Wednesday.

Cuba is bracing for Hurricane Melissa as it heads towards Santiago de Cuba, the island’s second-largest city, threatening catastrophic damage at a time the government is already failing to provide the most basic services and thousands are sick because of the rise of mosquito-transmitted diseases and other illnesses linked to poor sanitary conditions.