Kingston airport reopens to flights carrying aid, with some Jamaican towns underwater and power lines down as storm’s overall death toll climbs to 44
Jamaica has ramped up efforts to clear roads and reach people in isolated and cut-off areas as the country’s death toll rose to at least 19 after Hurricane Melissa rampaged through the Caribbean, with the storm now heading towards Bermuda.
Kingston, Jamaica’s capital, was spared the worst damage and the main international airport has reopened to allow flights carrying critical aid to land. Officials said some towns were underwater and power lines and mobile network towers were down in much of the south-west.
