US EditionHurricane Melissa Death Toll in Jamaica Rises to 45
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The number of casualties has increased.
The death toll from Hurricane Melissa in Jamaica has risen to 45, while another 15 people remain missing, authorities said Tuesday.
The powerful cyclone, which struck the island on October 28 as category 5, left unprecedented devastation in the west of the country
The devastating passage of Hurricane Melissa, category 5, at the end of November in Jamaica still leaves bad news. The number of deaths due to the cyclone has risen to at least 45, according to Jamaican Minister of Education and Information Dana Morris Dixon, at a press conference this Tuesday. The data represents an increase over the 32 victims reported by the authorities last week. The minister has also exposed that another 15 people are still…
The number could increase in the next few hours, as there are still two communities in the west of the island that remain incommunicado.
2 weeks after Hurricane Melissa, Jamaica is working hard to recover amid catastrophic destruction
The damage Hurricane Melissa left behind in Jamaica two weeks ago still grips the nation, as they remain in the thick of disaster relief and recovery.On Tuesday, Jamaican officials confirmed the death toll rose to 45 from the hurricane.Jamaican Officer of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) Director General Alvin Gayle said on Wednesday that 15 people were still missing. CELEBRITIES STEP UP TO OFFER AID FOR JAMAICA'S RECOVERY …
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