A Kent tourist says he is “very nervous” after being ordered to stay in his hotel bathroom as Hurricane Melissa hits Jamaica.

Andrew Tracey, from Folkestone , had been due to fly home yesterday (October 27) but his flight was cancelled.

He told Sky News food packages were being delivered to guests, with deckchairs removed from the beach and swimming pools drained at his Negril hotel.

He explained: “The balcony and walls do feel as though they are vibrating just due to the strength of the wind.

“I’m very nervous, it’s hard to comprehend what we are likely to expect.”

He added that he had been ordered to stay in his hotel bathroom until the storm passes.

As many as 8,000 British citizens are in the Caribbean country, with people told to stay inside to avoid the world’s strongest stor

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