Jamaica facing ‘difficult’ and ‘unstable’ situation, officials saypublished at 14:58 GMT
We’re listening to officials giving a briefing on the developing situation in Jamaica now.
Dr Dana Morris Dixon, a local minister, begins by saying that it looks “really, really difficult” in parts of the country, with “devastating” images emerging.
She continues: “But we are a strong people, we are a resilient people and we will get through this together.”
Evan Thompson, director of Jamaica’s National Meteorological Service, is next up in providing an update and says this was the first storm of its kind in the history of Jamaica.
“We have been through it,” he says.
Thompson confirms a tropical storm warning, which had remained in place overnight, has now been lifted for Jamaica but warns that the country is still in an “unstable situation”.
The edge of the weather system could continue to bring heavy rain and strong winds to parts of Jamaica as the day wears on, he says.
