{"id":291024,"date":"2025-10-29T09:04:58","date_gmt":"2025-10-29T09:04:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/jamaica-declared-disaster-area-as-hurricane-melissa-hits-sky-news-coverage\/"},"modified":"2025-10-29T09:04:58","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T09:04:58","slug":"jamaica-declared-disaster-area-as-hurricane-melissa-hits-sky-news-coverage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/jamaica-declared-disaster-area-as-hurricane-melissa-hits-sky-news-coverage\/","title":{"rendered":"Jamaica declared disaster area as Hurricane Melissa hits | Sky News coverage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/PLgGQ9s3E9w\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Jamaica declared disaster area as Hurricane Melissa hits | Sky News coverage\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PLgGQ9s3E9w\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Up to 8,000 holidaying British citizens are in Jamaica as it reels from one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes in history.<\/p>\n<p>People have been ordered to stay indoors after Hurricane Melissa swept over the Caribbean island, which is also home to 50,000 dual nationals, with tourists locked down in hotels.<\/p>\n<p>The full extent of the destruction remains unclear, with the storm now en route to Cuba.<\/p>\n<p>Follow the latest \u27a1\ufe0f https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/hurricane-melissa-live-catastrophic-category-5-storm-barrels-towards-jamaica-cuba-and-bahamas-13458703<\/p>\n<p>#HurricaneMelissa #HurricaneMelissaLive #JamaicaHurricane <\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews <\/p>\n<p>For more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&amp;hl=en_GB <\/p>\n<p>Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https:\/\/podfollow.com\/skynewsdaily\/ <\/p>\n<p>To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/info\/library-sales<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Up to 8,000 holidaying British citizens are in Jamaica as it reels from one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes in history. 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