Hurricane Melissa tracker as Jamaica orders evacuations amid warning of ‘catastrophic’ floods

A hurricane resulting from hit Jamaica and Cuba has intensified and will attain Category 5 – the very best – when it makes landfall both this night or early on Tuesday, forecasters have warned.

It is predicted to convey catastrophic floods, landslides and storm surges to the area, the US National Hurricane Center (NHC) mentioned.

Jamaican authorities have urged residents to evacuate to one in all 900 shelters arrange throughout the island.

And on Sunday night time, Prime Minister Andrew Holness issued obligatory evacuation orders for Port Royal within the capital Kingston and 6 different areas.

Storm Melissa at present has most sustained winds of as much as 140mph (220kph) and is predicted to strengthen because it heads in the direction of Jamaica.

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