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

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

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.

Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper has said the UK's first chartered flight from Jamaica to the UK will depart late on Saturday.