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More than 881 shelters are on standby across Jamaica to accommodate persons during and after the passage of Tropical Storm Melissa.

Acting Director General of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Richard Thompson, made the disclosure while giving an update at a special press briefing on preparations for Tropical Storm Melissa at the Office of the Prime Minister on Friday.

He informed that a shelter in St. Thomas has already opened to accommodate an elderly gentleman, who turned up at the facility.

He said that special attention is being given to critical parishes that are expected to be more affected by the storm based on its projected path, and there may be need for evacuations.

These parishes are St Mary, Portland, St Thomas, Kingston and St Andrew, St Catherine, Clarendon, Manchester, St Elizabeth, Westmoreland and Hanover.