Hurricane Melissa to hit Jamaica
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Tourists in Montego Bay, Jamaica, walked out of their shelters on Wednesday morning after riding out Hurricane Melissa in their hotels.
Leilani Perez, of Hyde Park, is stuck on vacation in Jamaica as Hurricane Melissa pummels the country. "I'm definitely not prepared for it. So it's really just been an emotional rollercoaster. Thankfully,
A father-of-three has described the "unbearable" moment the centre of Hurricane Melissa passed over his hotel room in Jamaica where his family had barricaded themselves in. The category 5 storm hit the south west of the Caribbean island earlier bringing catastrophic wind speeds of 185 mph (295 km/h) and risks of flash flooding.
Tourists locked down in their hotels are among thousands of Britons at risk as deadly Hurricane Melissa batters Jamaica.
Hurricane Melissa left at least dozens dead and caused widespread destruction across Cuba, Haiti and Jamaica, where roofless homes, toppled utility poles and water-logged furniture dominated the landscape Wednesday.