{"id":290744,"date":"2025-10-28T15:04:54","date_gmt":"2025-10-28T15:04:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/catastrophic-hurricane-melissa-approaches-jamaica\/"},"modified":"2025-10-28T15:04:54","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T15:04:54","slug":"catastrophic-hurricane-melissa-approaches-jamaica","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/catastrophic-hurricane-melissa-approaches-jamaica\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Catastrophic&#8217; Hurricane Melissa approaches Jamaica"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/AJvwTL3ciYY\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"'Catastrophic' Hurricane Melissa approaches Jamaica\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AJvwTL3ciYY\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Hurricane Melissa is the strongest storm of 2025 and it is slowly approaching Jamaica.<\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>People are hurriedly making last minute preparations and thousands have been evacuated as it is expected the storm will cause widespread flooding, landslides and extensive damage across the island.<\/p>\n<p>Along with 175mph wind gusts, Jamaica could be hit with up to a metre of rain and storm surges of up to four metres.<\/p>\n<p>But despite the government urging people to evacuate to emergency shelters, many Jamaicans have refused to leave their homes. Forecasters believe it could be the biggest storm to hit the island since records began in 1851.<\/p>\n<p>Reporter: Vincent McAviney<br \/>\nPicture Editor\/Producer: Omar Mehtab &amp; Michael Saliba<br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;-<br \/>\nCHAPTERS<\/p>\n<p>0:00 &#8211; Hurricane Melissa approaches Jamaica<br \/>\n5:22 &#8211; Interview with Dr Nadia Bloemendaal<br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Get more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/ <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe<\/p>\n<p>Follow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hurricane Melissa is the strongest storm of 2025 and it is slowly approaching Jamaica. 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