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Haiti’s Melissa Death Toll Climbs to 43 as Cuba Accepts U.S. Church‑Channelled Aid

Relief operations accelerate across the region, with agencies moving food, cash, equipment.

Overview

  • Haiti raised its confirmed fatalities to 43 with 13 people missing, as rescuers reach cut‑off communities hit by landslides and floods.
  • Jamaica reports at least 32 deaths and dozens of isolated communities, with officials ramping distributions as aid flights increase.
  • The World Food Programme says roughly six million people in Jamaica, Cuba and Haiti were affected and has launched a $74 million appeal, planning assistance for 200,000 in Jamaica and 900,000 in Cuba with logistics hubs including Black River.
  • Cuba thanked a $3 million U.S. contribution routed through the Catholic Church and still counts about 120,000 evacuees; preliminary tallies cite more than 45,000 homes damaged along with hundreds of health facilities and over 1,500 schools.
  • Additional support includes $4 million from the UN emergency fund for Jamaica, $5.4 million from the EU for the three countries, and an IFRC flight delivering 20 tons of relief to Santiago de Cuba.