Towns underwater, 185mph winds and half a million without power: Hurricane Melissa’s path of destruction devastates Jamaica

The world’s strongest storm of the year has torn through Jamaica with 185mph winds and flash flooding, causing widespread devastation.

Whole towns have been left underwater, one of the island’s airports has been flooded, and more than half a million people are without power. Tens of thousands of tourists remain stranded, including 8,000 Britons, with thousands of locals in shelters.