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Hurricane death toll rises to 43 in Haiti as aid pours in across the northern Caribbean
Haiti's death toll from Hurricane Melissa reached 43 with 13 missing as aid organizations warn of a looming humanitarian crisis amid widespread damage.
- On Tuesday, Haiti's government said the death toll rose to 43 with 13 still missing, including at least 25 deaths in Petit-Goâve.
- The Category 5 storm Melissa, one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes on record, flooded nearly 12,000 homes and destroyed nearly 200 others after its outer bands hit Haiti last week.
- The U.S. State Department said Tuesday it committed $24 million in disaster relief funding, including funds for Jamaica, Haiti, Cuba, and the Bahamas, and dispatched teams from Virginia and California, focusing on Jamaica.
- More than 1,700 displaced residents remain in shelters, Haitian government warned of drinking water shortages and said it will soon distribute seeds and tools to farmers, while World Vision International cautioned a humanitarian crisis may unfold if aid delays persist.
- Jamaican officials say the relief effort is being ramped up, Transport and Energy Minister Daryl Vaz said relief flights are arriving rapidly, and World Vision International is working to reach more than two dozen cut-off communities.
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n1info.rsAt least 43 people have died in Haiti in the wake of Hurricane Melissa, authorities there said tonight, bringing the total number of victims of one of the most powerful hurricanes ever recorded in the Caribbean to 76.
·Belgrade, Serbia
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"Thousands of houses have been flooded and critical infrastructure (...) temporarily blocked by debris," said Haiti's civil protection, where 13 people are still missing.
·Paris, France
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Some 43 people died in Haiti because of Melissa's passage, according to a provisional assessment by the authorities on Tuesday, taking stock of one of the most powerful hurricanes ever recorded to at least 76 dead in the Caribbean.
·Montreal, Canada
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Hurricane Melissa death toll rises to 43 in Haiti
Thirteen others are still missing.
·United States
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