US EditionUK charters flights to help transport British nationals out of Jamaica following Hurricane Melissa
- The FCDO is chartering flights to bolster commercial capacity and help British nationals leave Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa, while working with travel companies to restore services soon.
- Hurricane Melissa struck south-western Jamaica with sustained winds of 185mph, flattening towns including Black River and Barnett River and leaving more than 25,000 people in shelters.
- All British nationals who have registered via the Register Your Presence portal will be contacted with a booking link once airports open, and seat allocation will prioritise the most vulnerable, the FCDO said.
- Up to 8,000 holidaying British citizens are in Jamaica, and the UK has pre-positioned HMS Trent, dispatched two specialist Rapid Deployment Teams, and set up an FCDO crisis centre, the government said.
- The government pledged 2.5million for emergency supplies to support Jamaica's response; the FCDO said officials work with travel companies as airports hope to reopen on Thursday and relief flights already land.
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Nearly 50 dead as Hurricane Melissa thrashes Caribbean
Hurricane Melissa's confirmed death toll has climbed to 49, according to official reports, after wreaking destruction across much of the northern Caribbean and picking up speed as it headed past Bermuda in the North Atlantic.
Hurricane Melissa was the most powerful to hit land in 90 years when he hit Jamaica on Tuesday in category 5.
In Jamaica, more than 130 roads are impassable due to fallen trees and debris. The army has been deployed.
Government Charters Flights to Help Britons Leave Jamaica After Hurricane
The Government has chartered flights to help British nationals leave Jamaica in the wake of Hurricane Melissa. British nationals should use commercial flights as their first port of call to leave the country, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) said. This comes after the Government on Wednesday announced it would support Jamaica with £2.5 million in emergency humanitarian funding, as Sir Keir Starmer described scenes from the…
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