US EditionJamaica Surveys Ruins in Hurricane's Wake
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In the aftermath of Hurricane Category 5, the largest natural disaster in the history of the island, three quarters of the population is this Thursday, October 30 still without electricity and the extent of the damage remains to be discovered. Especially in the western province of St. Elizabeth.
Jamaica surveys ruins in hurricane's wake
A demolished church, roofs blown off homes, shattered windows and debris-strewn, impassable roads: Hurricane Melissa dealt a direct hit to Jamaica's southwestern coastal communities that face a long haul picking up the pieces. "It has been devastating," officer Warrell Nicholson told AFP by phone from the Black River police station, a building that was damaged but has still become something of a refuge for people seeking shelter. Footage of the …
Jamaica experienced the strongest and most destructive storm in recorded history on Tuesday and Wednesday. Hurricane Melissa arrived on the Caribbean island with winds of 298 kilometers per hour. It caused damage in many places, and officials described the historic port city of Black River as destroyed. The slowly weakening tropical storm then hit Cuba on Thursday night and continues towards the Bahamas.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation has offered the Government of Jamaica the dispatch of the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation’s (Aecid) field hospital to help the country in the face of the ravages caused by hurricane ‘Melissa’ this week. Sources from the Ministry have explained to Europe Press that “in response to the medical needs expressed by Jamaica”, “Exterior has offered through the Acid…
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