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How to Help Those Impacted by Hurricane Melissa

Riviera Beach, where 10% of residents are of Jamaican heritage, begins with monetary donations to support Hurricane Melissa victims through local organizations in Jamaica.

  • On Tuesday, as Hurricane Melissa made landfall on Jamaica, Riviera Beach asked the South Florida community to step up, starting with monetary donations for local organizations on the island.
  • Because 10% of Riviera Beach's population is of Jamaican heritage, city officials said many residents have loved ones on Jamaica hunkering down as Category 5 Hurricane Melissa barrels through.
  • City officials said they will compile a detailed list of needed items and post relief details to the Riviera Beach official relief page, with Mayor Lawson urging residents `to stand with Jamaica.`
  • The Canadian Red Cross launched the Hurricane Melissa Appeal to help those impacted in the Caribbean, with funds supporting immediate relief, recovery and resilience efforts.
  • Municipalities, organizations and loved ones are already calling on their communities to help those in Jamaica, while the Canadian Red Cross warns response efforts may shift as emerging needs evolve in affected areas.
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How to help those impacted by Hurricane Melissa

Relief organizations are mobilizing to help across the Caribbean after Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica as a Category 5 storm, tying for the strongest landfalling Atlantic hurricane in history.

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