Tropical Storm Melissa is expected to bring lots of rain to the Dominican Republic, Haiti and Jamaica but its path beyond that isn't clear, the National Hurricane Center says.

Tropical Storm Melissa, which formed over the Caribbean on Tuesday, is expected to bring lots of rain to the Dominican Republic, Haiti and Jamaica but its path beyond that isn't clear, the Miami-based National Hurricane Center said Wednesday morning. Melissa, the 13th named storm of the Atlantic season, isn't expected to have major impacts on the mainland United States, the center said Tuesday, but the uncertainty over its track remained on Wednesday.

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U.S. forecasters warned that the storm's track and forward movement were uncertain and people in the region should remain alert.

The miners became trapped when a portion of a zinc and copper mine in the Cerros of Maimón collapsed, a statement from the Ministry of Energy and Mines said.

Tropical Storm Melissa has begun dumping rain on Hispaniola as forecasters warned of a flood risk in parts of the Caribbean region this week.

Tropical Storm Melissa has begun dumping rain on Hispaniola as forecasters warned of a flood risk in parts of the Caribbean region this week.

U.S. forecasters warned that the storm's track and forward movement were uncertain and people in the region should remain alert.

Forecasters said there was “significant uncertainty” about where the tropical storm will go and how intense it could become. Spaghetti models are one of several tools forecasters use.