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Hurricane Melissa has made landfall in south-western Jamaica as the strongest storm to ever hit the Caribbean nation in modern history.
The storm is now a category four with wind speeds of 150mph (240km/h), after earlier lashing the coastline with winds of more than 185mph.
Storm surges of 13 feet (3.9m) above ground level are expected, in addition to large and destructive waves.
A third of the island is experiencing power cuts, says Energy Minister Daryl Vaz – while a forecaster warns things will get “significantly worse”
A Jamaican man tells BBC News “the winds are so strong you would not be able to stand up”, while a woman says “water is coming through my roof – I am not OK”
(BBC)
