No less than 30 individuals have died after Hurricane Melissa tore via the Caribbean on Wednesday.
The Purple Cross mentioned early indications present the storm has been a “disaster of unprecedented catastrophe”.
Storm Melissa has thus far ravaged via Jamaica, Haiti, the Dominican Republic and Cuba.
No less than 34 are estimated to be lifeless within the Caribbean, with eight of these in Jamaica, one within the Dominican Republic and 25 in Haiti.
This was down from a beforehand reported 40.
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‘Unimaginable’ destruction of Hurricane Melissa
‘Heartbreaking’ aerial footage reveals scale of destruction
Afterward Wednesday, the Jamaican authorities confirmed 4 individuals – three males and one lady – had been killed. This determine later rose to eight.
Native authorities minister, Desmond McKenzie, mentioned: “They were discovered after being washed up by the flood waters generated by the hurricane.”
Devastating aerial footage reveals cities destroyed by the storm.
The Jamaican prime minister, Andrew Holness, travelled to St Elizabeth, the place the primary deaths had been reported, to examine the storm’s influence.
Sharing aerial footage of battered houses, he wrote: “The damage is great, but we are going to devote all our energy to mount a strong recovery.”
The storm made landfall in Cuba within the early hours of Wednesday morning earlier than leaving mid-afternoon, heading in the direction of the Bahamas.
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Hurricane Melissa has ravaged via the Caribbean. Pic: Reuters
‘Entire communities are underwater’
“The Jamaica Red Cross has been proactively supporting communities by preparing essential supplies and managing shelters. Their priority now is to reach people with aid as soon as possible.
“Throughout the Caribbean, Purple Cross groups have been mobilising as Melissa continues its trajectory throughout Cuba, Dominican Republic and Haiti.”
He added: “Tragically, expertise tells us that the influence on communities and people might be shattering and lengthy lasting.
“We will be here for as long as people need us.”
