WMO warns Hurricane Melissa to be Jamaica’s worst storm this century, 1.5 million to be affected

The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) warned on Tuesday of catastrophic conditions in Jamaica as Hurricane Melissa makes landfall, bringing winds gusts exceeding 300 kilometres per hour, flash floods, and landslides, marking the worst storm to hit the island this century.

“It’s a catastrophic situation expected in Jamaica,” WMO tropical cyclone specialist Anne-Claire Fontan said at a Geneva press briefing. “For Jamaica, it will be the storm of the century for