Tens of thousands of pounds of food, water and medical supplies from South Florida arrived in Kingston, Jamaica on Monday, part of a relief effort to support communities devastated by Hurricane Melissa.
A relief flight carrying tens of thousands of pounds of medical supplies and other aid departed Miami International Airport on Monday, part of a growing effort across South Florida to assist Jamaica as the island recovers from Hurricane Melissa, a devastating Category 5 hurricane.
Desmond McKenzie, Jamaica’s local government minister, said on Wednesday morning that rescuers were helping people who were trapped on roofs after Hurricane Melissa caused flooding.
Hurricane Melissa was still passing through Jamaica on Tuesday afternoon when videos started to show its destructive force.
A Jamaican-American man who travels to the Caribbean island nation regularly vanished nearly two weeks ago in Kingston.