Cooper: UK is ready to offer 'support' to Jamaican people

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Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper says the UK is ready to offer "support and solidarity to the Jamaican people" as they face Hurricane Melissa.  Report by Ajagbef. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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00:00Well, this is a very serious storm and many people will be concerned about friends and family in Jamaica and in the region.

00:07We've set up the crisis centre here in the Foreign Office to provide 24-hour consular assistance to British nationals,

00:14but also to monitor Hurricane Melissa and to make sure we are ready and stand ready to provide UK support to Jamaica.

00:22I've spoken to the Jamaican Foreign Minister to offer our support and solidarity to the Jamaican people as they face the storm.

00:32And I would encourage everyone to follow both the Foreign Office's travel advice and the instructions from the Jamaican government.

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