All Jamaican soldiers who are deployed in Haiti to support the Multinational Security Support Mission there have been accounted for.

This, amidst reports of flooding and heavy rains stemming from Tropical Storm Melissa.

The system reportedly claimed its first life on Thursday, when a falling tree killed an elderly man.

At least two other persons were killed in a landslide near Port-au-Prince yesterday.

Several others were reportedly injured in floodwaters.

Giving a brief update at Jamaica House yesterday, Brigadier O’Neil Bogle of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) noted that the soldiers are doing well.

As Jamaica prepares for the impact of the tropical storm, Mr. Bogle shared that matters related to the safety and security of JDF’s assets have been initiated.

He advised that offshore patrol vessels have all been deployed overseas out of the threat space, while inland patrol vessels have all been secured along the coastlines.

Remaining assets have been safeguarded in JDF hangars across its bases, and plans have been implemented to safeguard ground assets across defence estates.

A Hurricane Warning is now in effect for Jamaica.