Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Cuba while authorities in Jamaica began surveying the extensive damage left in its wake.

When the strongest storm to ever hit Jamaica made landfall Tuesday afternoon, it touched the heart strings of Shawn Montique, the owner of Gloria’s International Grocery Store in Dartmouth.

“We didn’t know anything like that,” he said. “If we had known that was coming, we wouldn’t have traveled. We would have stayed home, of course.”

President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping are meeting face-to-face today in South Korea GYEONGJU, South Korea — President Donald Trump is set to meet face-to-face with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Thursday,

Donald Trump has said that he is “looking forward" to his scheduled meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Busan, South Korea, on Thursday.

Reports suggest that a potential interim deal between the US and China could involve partial tariff relief, and Chinese commitments to purchase US-made soybeans and Boeing aircraft.