Rescue teams are trying to assess the damage in the devastated town which Jamaica's prime minister has called 'ground zero'.

Local officials said Hurricane Melissa had left the entire town of Black River in ruins, as the flood waters surged almost five metres high.

Helicopters have started dropping emergency supplies, while the UK is sending another £5 million in aid.

[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https://channel4news.substack.com/sub...]
-------

Get more news at our site - https://www.channel4.com/news/

Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https://channel4news.substack.com/sub...

Follow us:
TikTok -   / c4news  
Instagram -   / channel4news  
Twitter -   / channel4news  
Facebook -   / channel4news