{"id":290498,"date":"2025-10-27T18:05:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-27T18:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/hurricane-melissa-could-be-strongest-to-ever-hit-jamaica-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2025-10-27T18:05:00","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T18:05:00","slug":"hurricane-melissa-could-be-strongest-to-ever-hit-jamaica-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/hurricane-melissa-could-be-strongest-to-ever-hit-jamaica-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Hurricane Melissa could be strongest to ever hit Jamaica | BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/30rDbRA3Q1E\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Hurricane Melissa could be strongest to ever hit Jamaica | BBC News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/30rDbRA3Q1E\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>People in Jamaica are bracing for the impact of Hurricane Melissa, which is forecast to unleash destructive winds and bring catastrophic flooding to the Caribbean nation in the coming hours.<\/p>\n<p>Melissa was upgraded to a category five hurricane &#8211; the maximum strength &#8211; early on Monday, the US-based National Hurricane Center (NHC) said.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities fear that Melissa, which has already been blamed for the deaths of four people on the island of Hispaniola, could become the strongest hurricane ever to hit Jamaica.<\/p>\n<p>The Jamaican government has ordered evacuations for parts of the capital, Kingston, and the entire island has been classed as &quot;threatened&quot;.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe here: http:\/\/bit.ly\/1rbfUog<\/p>\n<p>For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com\/news <\/p>\n<p>#Jamaica #HurricaneMelissa #BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>People in Jamaica are bracing for the impact of Hurricane Melissa, which is forecast to unleash destructive winds and bring catastrophic flooding to the Caribbean nation in the coming hours. 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