Around 5,000 British nationals thought to be on the island which is currently bracing for a category 5 hurricane

Melissa's center was forecast to move over Jamaica on Tuesday

At least four people have already been killed as the storm batters the Caribbean with heavy winds and torrential rainfall

Jamaicans urged to seek shelter immediately, and Cuba, Haiti and Dominican Republic also threatened

The catastrophic and record-breaking storm is barreling toward Jamaica at speed

The record-breaking storm is barreling toward Jamaica

At least seven people have already been killed as the storm batters the Caribbean with heavy winds and torrential rainfall

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).…

Jamaica's prime minister implored residents to evacuate as Hurricane Melissa began lashing the island with violent gusts on Monday (October 27) as it approached landfall. The…

Around 5,000 British nationals thought to be on the island which is currently bracing for a category 5 hurricane

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

Watch a live view of Hurricane Melissa making landfall in Jamaica on Tuesday (28 October).

Travellers to Jamaica say neither government nor airlines raised concerns before the storm forced them into lockdown

Hurricane Melissa is ‘one of the most powerful hurricane landfalls on record in the Atlantic basin’

As many as 8,000 Britons are in Jamaica and the FCDO has urged them to register their presence.

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

Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper says "many British nationals were there" during the hurrican's devastation.