Lancelot Radcliffe was in tears near the Sangster International Airport, which remained closed on Thursday, east of Montego Bay, Jamaica, after Hurricane Melissa.

King Charles says he is "profoundly saddened" by the damage across the Caribbean, as the storm heads to the Bahamas.

Parts of the Caribbean began surveying the damage caused by the deadly Hurricane Melissa, which made landfall in Jamaica as a powerful Category 5.

Evrol Christian, owner of Little Ochie Seafood Restaurant which was battered by Hurricane Beryl last year, and Councillor Omar Robinson (People’s National Party, Alligator Pond Division) told the Jamaica Observer that preparations have been made to secure properties in Alligator Pond and also to evacuate the coastal area.

The Dauntless party boat fished for sea bass on Thursday on the Offshore Reef for the first time since the nor'easter and found the fish biting.

The scale of the destruction left by Hurricane Melissa as it tore across Jamaica is now being revealed by the first photos taken by satellites.

The Meteorological Service of Jamaica (Met Service) is warning Jamaicans, particularly those living along the coastline, to be prepared for life-threatening storm surges which could reach heights of up to 15 feet,