British tourists in Jamaica prepare for strongest storm on record

Clouds cover Kingston, Jamaica, ahead of the forecast arrival of Hurricane Melissa (Matias Delacroix/AP/PA) - (AP)

British tourists in Jamaica have been told to prepare as the island’s strongest storm on record closes in.

The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) has set up a crisis centre ready to help Britons on the Caribbean island and the Royal Navy ship HMS Trent is already in the region on stand-by.