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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
John Myers

Race against time for Hurricane Melissa aid workers to deliver relief to people in Jamaica

Rescuers and aid workers fanned out across Jamaica on Saturday, intensifying efforts to distribute vital food and water to communities still isolated four days after Hurricane Melissa ravaged the island.

Much-needed relief supplies are now reaching the severely impacted parishes of Elizabeth and Westmoreland, many of which had been completely cut off by fallen concrete posts and trees strewn across roads.

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