British Red Cross said its team of 400 volunteers are assisting with emergency supplies and shelters, to communities affected by hurricane Melissa.
The storm swept across the Caribbean, Haiti, Cuba, the Dominican Republic and the Bahamas, this week, at a wind speed of more than 300 kilometres an hour, killing four people.
The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) said on Wednesday, this was the strongest tropical cyclone this year anywhere in the world.
Andrew Holness, the Prime Minister of Jamaica, declared the country a “disaster area” on 28 October.
There was no communication, many homes were destroyed.
Road closures due to debris and mudslides are making rescue and field assessments difficult.
UNICEF said about 700,000 children across the Caribbean, were affected. As a result, about $1 million was allocated to support immediate emergency relief.
Roberto Benes, Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean, said “in the wake of relentless floods across the Caribbean, hundreds of thousands of children have seen their lives upended suddenly. Children urgently need food, safe drinking water and sanitation, access to health and nutrition services and a path back to education.”
The Networks for Animals, said the situation is extremely critical, for the nation’s animals, as relief efforts focus on saving human lives.
Donations will go towards the rescue of trapped and stranded animals, provide emergency veterinary care for the injured and sick, as well as food and fresh water for starving animals left with nothing.
Picture: The Animal Rescue Site