Overview
- Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay reopened Saturday to help evacuate roughly 25,000 tourists, yet dozens of flights were canceled and many travelers rerouted to Kingston.
- The government plans field hospitals in five western parishes as multiple facilities remain damaged, and medical associations are urging volunteers to bolster the overstretched Black River hospital.
- WHO is deploying emergency teams and medical supplies, IFRC launched appeals of €20 million for Jamaica and €16 million for Cuba, and the WFP says restoring road access and food delivery is a priority.
- Power and water outages persist and fuel is scarce in western Jamaica, complicating aid distribution, while officials report support from 8–10 U.S. helicopters for evacuations and cargo.
- At least 50 people have died across the region, including 19 in Jamaica and about 30 in Haiti, as Cuba reports severe flooding but no confirmed deaths after evacuating more than 735,000 people.