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Hurricane Melissa, one year on: Jamaica Red Cross assists 91,000 people in a record-breaking response while humanitarian needs persist | IFRC

Hurricane Melissa, one year on: Jamaica Red Cross assists 91,000 people in a record-breaking response while humanitarian needs persist | IFRC
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That support has evolved with people’s needs: from health care and relief items for families in shelters and displaced from their homes, to cash assistance that lets them lead their own recovery. Melissa struck on 28 October 2025 as a Category 5 hurricane, affecting 1.6 million people, more than h

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