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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Hurricane Melissa “hurried away” from Bermuda on Friday after having caused at least a hundred deaths in its passage through the Caribbean with unusual force.
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Despair spreads across historic seaport in Jamaica that Hurricane Melissa demolished
Hurricane Melissa made landfall in southwest Jamaica this week near the coastal town of Black River, which the government has described as “ground zero.”
"Melissa" was a particularly severe hurricane that hit particularly poor countries. The devastating consequences are becoming more and more apparent. In the meantime, international relief measures have been launched.
‘Everything is gone': Despair at Jamaica seaport demolished by Hurricane Melissa
The road from Jamaica’s capital to the seaside town of Black River was known for its lush bamboo forest. But its famed bamboo stalks lay strewn and shredded across the road in Hurricane Melissa’s aftermath.
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