Hurricane Melissa ‘extremely dangerous’, storm heading towards Cuba: Live

Donald Trump said that America will help Jamaica deal with Hurricane Melissa.

“We are keeping a close eye on this and we are ready to move forward,” he said.

Trump expressed surprise at the storm’s strength, saying, “I’ve never seen anything like it. I think it could be that high, but I’ve never seen it.”

The National Hurricane Center says there is a risk of landfall in both Jamaica and Cuba as Hurricane Melissa hits the Caribbean.

The storm, now a Category 3 hurricane, is expected to reach Cuba early Wednesday.

The US National Hurricane Center (NHC) said Melissa was “re-strengthening as it approached eastern Cuba”.

It said the storm was expected to make landfall as an “extremely dangerous major storm” in the next few hours.

The hurricane is about 110 miles (175 km) southwest of Guantanamo, Cuba, and about 300 miles (485 km) from the central Bahamas.

Nearly 8,000 British tourists are stranded in Jamaica after powerful Hurricane Melissa hit the Caribbean island.

The UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) has urged British citizens to visit the government website to receive updates and assistance as authorities ordered people to stay indoors as the storm, the world’s most powerful so far this year, continues to wreak havoc.

Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper said, “The FCDO stands ready to help British citizens 24/7. We have set up a crisis center at the Foreign Office, including support from the Ministry of Defence, and we are deploying specialist rapid deployment teams to provide consular support in the field.”

Ms Cooper said more than 50,000 dual citizens live in Jamaica, as well as thousands of British citizens who could also be affected by the disaster.

Some Britons have expressed disappointment at the government’s response.

David Rowe, an IT manager from Hertfordshire, said he felt “completely gutted” after paying £3,500 for last-minute flights home before airports closed.

The advice should have come last week – ‘Do not travel’ – because many travel companies rely on FCDO guidance,” Mr Rowe told the PA news agency.

“This could have been prevented with better action by the UK government.”

As Hurricane Melissa moves away from Jamaica, a total of 24 inches of rain is expected across the country, with up to 30 inches possible in isolated areas. National Hurricane Center,

The storm is now headed toward Cuba, where the National Hurricane Center is expecting 20 inches of rain by Wednesday, with up to 25 inches expected in mountainous areas.

annie paul Writing from Kingston, Jamaica, detailing the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa:

Americans Peter and Dahlia Kong, who visited Jamaica, told cnn They are stranded in the country with five children under the age of five.

“We’ve got a bunch of little kids with us, we’ve got five kids under the age of five,” Peter said. “So we were very scared about the little kids.”

When Peter was asked about his biggest fear, he said he was worried about the uncertainty after the storm.

“Usually the result is that people have to face the worst conditions, especially in hotels where there are a lot of tourists, when food becomes scarce,” he said. “You know, the people are, you know, I’m sad to say it, the people are the ones I see the most.”

Dahlia said the family is hoping to fly out of Jamaica on Thursday.

President Donald Trump tells reporters on Air Force One that the US will provide aid to Jamaica in the wake of Hurricane Melissa.

“On humanitarian grounds, we have to do it,” Trump said Tuesday evening. “So we’re watching it closely, and we’re ready to move forward, but you know, as we’ve been saying, it’s doing tremendous damage.”

Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica on Tuesday as a Category 5 hurricane with winds of 185 mph.

Now, pictures are emerging from the Caribbean as the storm heads toward Cuba.