Jamaica has confronted hurricanes earlier than, however Melissa is totally different.
A meteorologist says a class 5 storm with winds of 282km/hr and its gradual motion, means it is going to batter all the island with unrelenting wind, torrential rain, and a harmful storm surge.
“For Jamaica, it will likely be the storm of the century for positive,” Anne-Claire Fontan, a World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) specialist, stated at a Geneva press briefing.
The mix of maximum depth, extended impression, and report rainfall makes Melissa much more damaging than earlier hurricanes, threatening flooding, landslides, and widespread infrastructure harm.
Specialists warn it could possibly be probably the most highly effective storm Jamaica has seen in residing reminiscence.
A resident removes a unfastened part of roof in Kingston, Jamaica, as fierce winds batter the area.Credit score: AP
