STORY: Footage filmed by a live streamer on Saturday (October 25) showed local residents in Jamaica making preparations and speaking about evacuating, as Hurricane Melissa creeps toward the island.

One person wearing a police uniform, who did not provide his name, said it was "very hard" getting local residents to evacuate to shelters. "We'll try our best."

Melissa is expected to be a major hurricane when making landfall in Jamaica Monday (October 27) night or Tuesday (October 28) morning, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said.

Reuters was able to confirm that buildings and waterbody match with file and satellite images. Reuters was able to confirm the date by Reuter’s coverage and corroborating reports on Hurricane Melissa approaching.

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1. VARIOUS OF WAVES AND DEBRIS NEAR COAST

2. INTERIOR OF BUILDING

3. VARIOUS OF BREAKWATER

4. PONDING NEAR COAST

5. POLICE OFFICER AND VEHICLE ON STREET

6. (SOUNDBITE) (English) UNIDENTIFIED LOCAL RESIDENT, SAYING:

"Bus is going to go to Old Harbour High School."

PERSON ASKING: "So Old Harbour High School, that's one of the shelter?"

"Yes, that's one of the main shelter for Old Harbour Bay with mattresses, food, sanitaries and etcetera."

7. WOMAN USING LOUDHAILER AND ASKING LOCAL RESIDENTS TO EVACUATE

8. (SOUNDBITE) (English) UNIDENTIFIED PERSON IN POLICE UNIFORM, SAYING:

"Very hard, very hard. Persons still are find excuse to stay. So, we'll try our best to get as much person all over here, especially if I see the persons, old persons, kids who can't help themselves, all other persons who is willing to come."

9. BUS PARKED ON STREET

10. (SOUNDBITE) (English) UNIDENTIFIED LOCAL RESIDENT, SAYING:

"You know I've seen people leaving on their own car there already, you know. Hopping on them vans and cars. Take all some of them valuables. You know, as you know, (inaudible) in St. Catherine's (parish) are closed in place. A lot of folks here living in Old Harbor Bay. We have family living all over the (inaudible) living all over the parish. So some has left on their own car."

11. VEHICLES DRIVING ON ROAD