The first charter flight to bring Britons back from Jamaica in the wake of Hurricane Melissa is due to take off on Saturday night.

Around 8,000 British nationals are thought to have been on the island when Melissa made landfall on Tuesday as a Category 5 hurricane with winds of up to 185mph.

It is one of the strongest hurricanes ever to hit Jamaica, where popular tourist areas such as Montego Bay have been badly hit.

Image: Travellers wait at Norman Manley International Airport in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa. Pic: Reuters

Melissa has been blamed for at least 28 deaths in Jamaica and 31 in nearby Haiti, with the figure expected to rise, with many areas still difficult to reach.

British nationals on the island are being advised by the Foreign Office to use commercia

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