Hurricane Melissa Death Toll Nears 50
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HUNDREDS of Brit tourists are trapped in Jamaica as a category five storm with “potentially unimaginable impact” barrels towards the island. Hurricane Melissa is expected to bring
The UK government has chartered flights to help British nationals leave Jamaica in the wake of Hurricane Melissa. As many as 8,000 Britons are understood to be on the Caribbean island. The Foreign Office has urged them to register their presence to receive updates on the disaster response.
At least 30 people are dead and all of Jamaica has been declared a “disaster area” after Hurricane Melissa ripped down power lines and caused widespread flooding across the Caribbean.
THE world’s most powerful storm of the year – with winds up to 185mph – could “influence” weather in Scotland as it weakens and tracks across the Atlantic.
At least five people have been killed on the island nation after the powerful category 5 storm hit earlier this week, with at least 20 left dead in Haiti.
At least 25 people have died in Haiti after mass flooding from Hurricane Melissa, while Jamaica has been declared a ‘disaster area’. Jean Bertrand Subreme, mayor of the southern Haitian coastal town of Petit-Goave, said more than a dozen died after the La Digue river burst its banks and flooded nearby homes.
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