A Midland couple told last night how the earth really moved on their honeymoon - after they fell victim to Hurricane Ivan. Flora Shortt and John Wilson, of Stratford-upon-Avon, are back home after a terrifying ordeal on the Caribbean island of Grenada. They were among dozens of tourists flown back to Britain on a British Airways mercy flight after suffering the full fury of the category five tropical storm. Teacher Flora, 31, and artist John, 48, were married in Stratford-upon-Avon on August 15, and had been travelling round the Caribbean on a blissful break. But the dream honeymoon turned into a nightmare after they arrived at the Blue Horizons resort on Grand Anse beach in picture postcard Grenada. John said he and his bride had feared they might be killed when Hurricane Ivan struck the island last Tuesday. Youve seen it on the news but you cant put into words actually experiencing it, he said. First of all we thought it was a storm, but then we realised it was something else. Everything on the island is devastated. The tourist industry and the other local industries have been torn to pieces. Flora told how they had been in their villa when the ceiling suddenly lifted off. We heard a high noise and then the front of the roof ripped off, she said. We spent the day in the bathroom with the door shut. It looks like an atomic bomb has hit it. Wed like to catch up with the local people who helped us to see if they are all right. Even though they were suffering themselves, they still tried to help the tourists. Flora said people on Grenada had been gunning down looters trying to take advantage of the destruction. We heard the gunshots, she said. Asked whether they planned to return to the island, John said: Not too quickly. Meanwhile, another couple told how their honeymoon in Jamaica had been hit by Ivan. Joanne Green and Ben Harris, both 23, of Torcross, Devon, paid £3,000 for their Virgin Holidays trip to Sandals Montego Bay Resort - but had to be evacuated to the Ritz-Carlton Hotel. At the moment, its very wet and windy but we are not frightened because we know we are in a safe place, said Joanne. Hundreds of holidaymakers in Jamaica are bracing themselves for the full impact of Hurricane Ivan with winds expected to gust up to 190 mph today. Homes in Jamaica are highly vulnerable because they are not constructed to withstand such force. Weatherman Jeremy Plester said: There will be significant damage and probable loss of life. Hurricance Ivan will next head towards the Cayman Islands and Cuba. The Association of British Travel Agents says that there are about 3,500 package tour-ists in Jamaica with about 2,500 being airlifted to the safety of the Dominican Republic. Jamaican Prime Minister PJ Patterson has declared a national emergency and urged islanders to batten down the hatches in public safety shelters. | 
