Grim death toll rises in Jamaica
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Hurricane Melissa made landfall as a Category 5 storm last week and has left large areas of Jamaica completely devastated. Early assessments show widespread destruction of homes, public infrastructure and agricultural land,
I’m now 100% convinced that all the aid coming from all the aid groups combined will not even be a quarter of what’s needed,” said the CEO of disaster relief nonprofit GEM.
No food. No water. No shelter. That's a reality many Jamaicans are facing one week after Hurricane Melissa's devastating landfall.
UNICEF is working with partners and local authorities to conduct rapid needs assessment and coordinate emergency response for children and families.
Rescuers and aid workers fanned out across Jamaica on Saturday to distribute food and water and reach communities still isolated four days after Hurricane Melissa hit the island.
Mercy Chefs, a disaster relief organization, has established operations on Jamaica’s west side in St. Elizabeth, an area that had received minimal assistance until now, according to the organization’s founder and CEO Gary LeBlanc.
During Hurricane Melissa, Jamaica’s solar microgrids proved crucial in maintaining power, water, and communication for residents, highlighting the importance of resilient
A lifeless body in a home. A toddler looking at her broken bed. A mom with a prescription and nowhere to fill it. This is what CNN found in Jamaica’s devastation after Hurricane Melissa.
Now, satellite images reveal in detail the areas ravaged by Melissa and, for hard-hit Black River, the scale of destruction. A Bloomberg News analysis found that at least 76% of the buildings in Black River, a port community near where the hurricane crashed into the Jamaica coast, were damaged, many with collapsed roofs.
Water Mission of North Charleston is sending more people and supplies to Jamaica as those left homeless by Hurricane Melissa try to pick up their lives.
Tons of donations packed and shipped from Miami have been arriving in Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa devastated much of the island, leaving at least 32 dead and over a million people desperate for food and water. But it’s not enough.
Emergency water systems and medical teams deployed to Jamaica following Category 5 Hurricane Melissa with additional Samaritan's Purse relief flights planned.