New Delhi [India], November 4 (ANI): An Indian Air Pressure flight dispatched from India on Tuesday to ship 20 tonnes of humanitarian assist for the hurricane-hit Jamaica and Cuba, Exterior Affairs Minister (MEA) S Jaishankar mentioned.
Sharing the main points in a submit on X, the EAM mentioned that the reduction materials consists of Aarogya Maitri BHISHM Dice, rehabilitation help gadgets, meals & each day utilities, medicines, medical tools, energy mills, shelter help and hygiene kits.
‘Despatched 20 tonnes every of HADR reduction supplies for Jamaica and Cuba within the aftermath of #HurricaneMelissa. @IAF_MCC flight carrying assist together with Aarogya Maitri BHISHM Dice, rehabilitation help gadgets, meals & each day utilities, medicines, medical tools, energy mills, shelter help and hygiene kits has departed from New Delhi as we speak. India stands with our World South companions within the face of such pure disasters and can help our mates in restoration and reconstruction,’ he wrote.
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Hurricane Melissa has left at the least 50 folks useless within the Caribbean because it lastly strikes away after devastating communities in Jamaica, Haiti, and Cuba, with authorities warning that the dying toll might rise additional, Al Jazeera reported.
In keeping with Al Jazeera, the hurricane struck Jamaica as a Class 5 storm on Tuesday, inflicting widespread destruction.
Greater than 60 per cent of the island stays with out energy, and practically half of the water techniques are offline.
Jamaica’s Data Minister Dana Morris Dixon mentioned that whereas 19 deaths have been confirmed, credible experiences recommend as much as 5 extra fatalities could also be recognized.
Cuba reported no deaths as of Friday however confronted extreme flooding after greater than 735,000 folks have been evacuated from the japanese a part of the island. The Cauto River overflowed, forcing emergency employees to conduct rescues utilizing boats and army automobiles in waist-deep floodwaters. Some areas obtained as much as 380mm (15 inches) of rainfall, as reported by Al Jazeera.
Specialists have mentioned that Hurricane Melissa, one of the crucial highly effective storms ever recorded within the area, was made 4 instances extra possible by human-induced local weather change, in accordance with a research by Imperial Faculty London, as reported by Al Jazeera. (ANI)
