3 w. ago UK to launch emergency flights for British tourists trapped in Jamaica during Hurricane Melissa

As many as 8,000 Britons are thought to be in Jamaica

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3 w. ago UK to charter flights to help Brits leave Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa

The Government has confirmed chartered flights will get British nationals out of Jamaica following the destruction unleashed by Hurricane Melissa

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3 w. ago Shocking images show devastation Hurricane Melissa has reaped on Jamaica and Cuba

Up to 8,000 British citizens on Caribbean island as ‘storm of the century’ causes catastrophic winds and flash flooding

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3 w. ago British woman living in Jamaica says Hurricane Melissa has been ‘terrifying’

A British woman living in Jamaica has told of her terror as Hurricane Melissa struck.

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4 w. ago Fears for 8,000 British tourists stranded in Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa, with warnings that CROCODILES could be swimming in the flooded streets and environment will be deadly for weeks

As many as 8,000 British citizens are on the island, which last night was struck by one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes in history that left 'catastrophic winds' and 'flash flooding' in its wake.

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4 w. ago Hurricane Melissa sees British tourists locked down in hotels as Jamaica battered by 185mph winds

Thousands of UK tourists are on the Caribbean island, which is being hit by the world's strongest storm of the year so far

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4 w. ago British tourist ‘completely let down’ by UK’s response to Hurricane Melissa

David Rowe was on holiday in Jamaica with his wife and two children for 10 days before deciding to return to the UK early because of the storm.

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4 w. ago British tourists locked down in hotels as 185mph Hurricane Melissa hits Jamaica

As many as 8,000 British citizens are in Jamaica, with people ordered to stay inside to avoid the world’s strongest storm of the year so far.

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4 w. ago Tourists on hotel lockdown among thousands of Britons at risk as Storm Melissa batters Jamaica

All of Caribbean islands airports shut as world’s strongest storm of year so far set to make landfall

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4 w. ago Hurricane Melissa: British nationals in Jamaica told to register presence as ‘storm of century’ closes in

While the government does not keep a record of the number of British nationals overseas, around 5,000 British nationals are thought to be on the island

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4 w. ago British holidaymaker stranded by Hurricane Melissa describes ‘undercurrent of panic’ in Jamaica

A British holidaymaker trapped in Jamaica has described how there is an "undercurrent of panic" on the island as Hurricane Melisaa is set to make landfall on Tuesday (28 October).

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4 w. ago Hurricane Melissa nears Jamaica as hundreds of British tourists trapped in hotel

Hurricane Melissa is forecast to be the most powerful storm ever recorded to strike Jamaica since records began in 1851.

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4 w. ago Hurricane Melissa UPDATES as 'hundreds of Brits' trapped in deadly storm's path

Hurricane Melissa is hurtling towards Jamaica, leaving hundreds of British tourists on lockdown - it is expected to be the strongest storm to hit the island since records began in 1851

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