{"id":291894,"date":"2025-10-31T21:04:53","date_gmt":"2025-10-31T21:04:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/jamaicas-ground-zero-town-devastated-by-hurricane-melissa\/"},"modified":"2025-10-31T21:04:53","modified_gmt":"2025-10-31T21:04:53","slug":"jamaicas-ground-zero-town-devastated-by-hurricane-melissa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/jamaicas-ground-zero-town-devastated-by-hurricane-melissa\/","title":{"rendered":"Jamaica\u2019s \u2018ground zero\u2019 town devastated by Hurricane Melissa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/0kzR0SoTIrg\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Jamaica\u2019s \u2018ground zero\u2019 town devastated by Hurricane Melissa\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0kzR0SoTIrg\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Rescue teams are trying to assess the damage in the devastated town which Jamaica&#8217;s prime minister has called &#8216;ground zero&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Local officials said Hurricane Melissa had left the entire town of Black River in ruins, as the flood waters surged almost five metres high.<\/p>\n<p>Helicopters have started dropping emergency supplies, while the UK is sending another \u00a35 million in aid.<\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<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>Rescue teams are trying to assess the damage in the devastated town which Jamaica&#8217;s prime minister has called &#8216;ground zero&#8217;. 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