British tourists are locked down in their hotels as life-threatening Hurricane Melissa batters Jamaica.As many as 8,000 British citizens are in the Caribbean country, with people ordered to stay inside to avoid the world's strongest storm of the year so far.The Jamaican government has ordered evacuations from high-risk areas, and all of the country's airports are shut.The US National Hurricane Centre in Miami said the hurricane has hit southwestern Jamaica near New Hope with estimated maximum su

British tourists are locked down in their hotels as life-threatening Hurricane Melissa batters Jamaica.As many as 8,000 British citizens are in the Caribbean country, with people ordered to stay inside to avoid the world's strongest storm of the year so far.The Jamaican government has ordered evacuations from high-risk areas, and all of the country's airports are shut.The US National Hurricane Centre in Miami said the hurricane has hit southwestern Jamaica near New Hope with estimated maximum sustained winds of 185mph.The centre has warned that it is an "extremely dangerous and life-threatening situation" and told those in the area not to leave their shelter as the eye of the storm passes over.