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

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.

Kingston airport reopens to flights carrying aid, with some towns in Jamaica underwater and power lines down in south-west

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

Jamaicans are struggling to access clean drinking water and food days after Hurricane Melissa hit.