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UK tourists in Jamaica have been warned to prepare for the island's strongest storm on record.

A crisis centre to help Britons on the Caribbean island has been set up by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO).

The Royal Navy's ship HMS Trent is also already in the region on stand-by as the storm closes in.

Hurricane Melissa will hit Jamaica on Tuesday (October 28) as a category five storm - the strongest for Jamaica since record-keeping began 174 years ago.

All of Jamaica's international airports have been shut until further notice.

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Catastrophic flash floods and landslides are expected, the FCDO said.

Up to 700mm of rain, four-metre waves and 135mph winds are also possib

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