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Hurricane Melissa Devastates The Caribbean As The UN Distributes Lifesaving Aid
Photos from UNICEF show the impact of destruction in Jamaica, with neighborhoods being submerged in water and communities lacking access to a host of basic services. Credit: UNICEFBy Oritro KarimUNITED NATIONS, Nov 6 2025 (IPS) In late October, Hurricane Melissa, a powerful Category 5 storm, made landfall in the Caribbean, causing catastrophic damage to civilian infrastructure and a devastating loss of life. Humanitarian agencies have mobilized …
Antigua and Barbuda's Prime Minister Gaston Browne referred to the effects of the climate crisis and cited the impact of Hurricane Melissa last week, a "historical ferocity" storm that devastated Caribbean countries.
After a week of hurricane Melissa, which wreaked havoc in Jamaica, Cuba, Haiti and the Dominican Republic, the UN Children's Fund (Unicef) has announced this Friday that 900,000 children from these four countries require assistance, 679,000 of them urgently. Cuba is the country with the most children affected, some 441,000, while in Jamaica its number is estimated to be at least 281,000, plus another 62,000 in the Dominican Republic, said Unicef…
Cuba is the country with the most affected children, about 441,000, while in Jamaica the number is estimated at least 281,000, in addition to other 62,000 in the Dominican Republic, the United Nations Children's Fund spokesman Ricardo Pires said at a press conference for UN-acquired correspondents in Geneva. In Haiti, the situation is especially because many of the affected children were already in a situation of displacement or other problems r…
One week after Hurricane Melissa wreaked havoc in Jamaica, Cuba, Haiti and the Dominican Republic, 900,000 children from these four countries are in need of assistance, 679,000 of them urgently, the UN Children's Fund (Unicef) warned this Friday. Cuba is the country with the most children affected, some 441,000, while in Jamaica its number is estimated at at least 281,000, plus another 62,000 in the Dominican Republic, said the spokesperson for …
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