US EditionEvacuation Not an Option for 3 Virginia Couples in Jamaica
Approximately 5,000 British nationals face travel disruptions as Jamaica closes all international airports ahead of Hurricane Melissa, expected to bring up to 135 mph winds and 700mm rain.
- On Tuesday, Hurricane Melissa will hit Jamaica as a category five storm, and all international airports in Jamaica have been closed until further notice as a precaution.
- With forecasts of up to 700mm of rain and four-metre waves, the FCDO warned of catastrophic flash floods and landslides, while Cuban officials evacuated more than 600,000 people on Monday.
- David Watkins and his family are among those stranded after travelling on Oct. 12; around 5,000 British nationals are on the island, and UK bodies urged them to monitor local news.
- Travel providers are liaising with local suppliers and advising customers to contact airlines, while the FCDO said it is closely tracking the storm and ready to support British nationals.
- With regional impacts extending to the Bahamas and Haiti, authorities emphasise available shelter options as the hurricane is forecast to strike the south-east Bahamas by Wednesday evening and the Jamaican government shelter list guides residents, the FCDO said.
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Evacuation not an option for 3 Virginia couples in Jamaica
PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — The website reads: "Water flows through, under and around Sandals South Coast." Those features were just what three families had in mind for their annual October trip to the islands. A significant storm was possible, but unlikely. "So we had heard about a tropical depression," Jessica Pope told Nexstar's WAVY. "We knew, but we travel to the Caribbean every October. So we do this every year and never had this problem. So …
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All of the island’s international airports have been closed until further notice.
Evacuation is not an option for three local couples in Jamaica
PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) -- The website reads: "Water flows through, under and around Sandals South Coast." Those features were just what three families had in mind for their annual October trip to the islands. A significant storm was possible, but unlikely. Hurricane Melissa bears down on Jamaica and threatens to be the island’s strongest recorded storm "So we had heard about a tropical depression," said Jessica Pope. "We knew, but we trave…
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