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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Isabel Keane

How Hurricane Melissa could turn US soldiers’ attention from bombing ‘drug boats’ to humanitarian aid

President Donald Trump’s military campaign against alleged drug trafficking boats in the Caribbean may soon clash with U.S. humanitarian efforts as Hurricane Melissa rips across Jamaica as one of the most powerful storms on record, according to a report.

Eight warships carrying about 6,000 troops and several dozen aircraft are currently assembled in the region as the Trump administration targets alleged drug smuggling boats with strikes that have killed over 50 people since early September.

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