Nearly 6 Million People in the Caribbean Impacted by Hurricane Melissa
(UN News)* — Some six million people have been affected by the category five hurricane which swept across the Caribbean last week, prompting UN agencies to scale up relief operations to safeguard livelihoods and reduce further losses.
The parish of St. Elizabeth – long regarded as the country’s breadbasket -has been particularly hard hit, with homes, farms, and livelihoods destroyed, and many communities still cut off and without power.
Food airlifted
So far, 1,500 people have received food kits containing rice, lentils, canned fish and meat, and vegetable oil, while an additional 2,000 kits were airlifted from Barbados to support ongoing relief efforts.
WFP plans to assist up to 200,000 people in Jamaica to meet urgent food needs.
In Cuba, Hurricane Melissa caused widespread flooding, power outages, and significant damage.
Food distributions have already reached 181,000 people evacuated to shelters, and the WFP aims to assist a total of 900,000 people.
In Haiti, homes and infrastructure along the southern coast – the hardest hit area – have been washed away.
Emergency food distributions have reached 12,700 people across the Grand Sud region. WFP plans to assist 190,000 people, offering a two-week food ration followed by a month of cash assistance to support recovery.
Challenges ahead
Mr. Masciarelli emphasised that the main challenge ahead is reaching people “in the last mile – those who need help the most in areas that remain inaccessible.”
In addition, he highlighted the ongoing communication breakdown, with many areas still cut off after the hurricane, making it difficult to assess people’s needs and track the situation day by day.
Reiterating WFP’s commitment to meeting people’s food needs and supporting relief efforts, the WFP spokesperson recognised that the recovery period would most likely be a “very long marathon recovery period”.
On Wednesday, WFP launched an urgent appeal for $74 million to deliver life-saving assistance to up to 1.1 million people across the Caribbean.
The UN food agency continues to collaborate with governments and partners to ensure the delivery of supplies and emergency assistance to communities in need.
Source: https://human-wrongs-watch.net/2025/11/04/nearly-6-million-people-in-the-caribbean-impacted-by-hurricane-melissa/
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